Fusion (music)
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| - | A '''''fusion genre''''' is a music genre that fuses two or more other musical genres. | ||
| - | Examples: | + | A '''fusion genre''' is music that combines two or more styles. For example, [[rock and roll]] originally developed as a fusion of [[blues]], [[Gospel music|gospel]] and [[country music]]. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided into smaller parts, each with their own dynamics, style and tempo. "Fusion" used alone often refers to [[jazz fusion]]. |
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| + | Artists who work in fusion genres are often difficult to categorize within non-fusion styles, primarily because most genres evolved out of other genres. These artists generally consider themselves part of both genres. For example, a musician that plays dominantly blues influenced by rock is often labelled a blues-rock musician, such as [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] and [[Double Trouble]]. Vaughan, a Texas blues guitarist, used rock and blues together. [[Ray Charles]], who recorded gospel and jazz-influenced blues, created what would become known as Soul Music. By fusing the two genres, Charles pioneered the style of country soul, most famously on his landmark album "[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music]]," and influenced similar efforts by [[Candi Staton]] and [[Solomon Burke]]. Another example of fusion music can be heard in the Middle Eastern-influenced Franco-Arabic music as personified by [[Aldo (musician)|Aldo]]. Franco-Arabic music uses a blend of Arabic and many western styles, from rock to pop, and from Euro styles to folk music. [[Jie Ma]] blends traditional Chinese instruments (pipa and ruan) and Western and jazz compositions. | ||
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| + | Fusion music as a genre broadened the definitions of jazz, rock, and pop music. [[Herbie Hancock]] fused jazz, funk, rock, and smooth tones to accomplish a new, rounder, more cultured sound for his band. See [[Head Hunters]] or [[Thrust (album)]]. These sounds generally consisted of a standard rhythm section: bass, drums, and sometimes guitar, with layered keyboard tracks of rhodes, strings, clavinet, organ and synthesizers. Atop all of this, sampling was introduced as well as new technologies such as the talk box, or vocator. | ||
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| + | ==Examples== | ||
| *[[jazz-rock fusion]]: [[jazz]] + [[Rock music|rock]] | *[[jazz-rock fusion]]: [[jazz]] + [[Rock music|rock]] | ||
| *[[jazz funk]]: jazz + [[funk]] | *[[jazz funk]]: jazz + [[funk]] | ||
| - | *[[acid jazz]]: funk + [[acid house]] | + | *[[acid jazz]]: [[jazz]] + [[hip hop]]/[[electronic dance music]] |
| - | *[[latin jazz]]: jazz + [[latin music]] | + | *[[Latin jazz]]: jazz + [[Latin music]] |
| - | **[[afro-cuban jazz]] | + | *[[Cuban jazz]]: jazz + [[Afro-Cuban music]] |
| - | *[[jazz rap]]: jazz + [[rap]] | + | *[[jazz rap]]: jazz + [[Rap music|rap]] |
| *[[jazz punk]]: jazz + [[hardcore punk]] + [[blues]] | *[[jazz punk]]: jazz + [[hardcore punk]] + [[blues]] | ||
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| *[[G-Funk]] (Gangsta Funk): [[gangsta rap]] + [[p-funk]] | *[[G-Funk]] (Gangsta Funk): [[gangsta rap]] + [[p-funk]] | ||
| *[[crunk]]: rap + [[Electro music|electro]] | *[[crunk]]: rap + [[Electro music|electro]] | ||
| - | **[[crunk'n b]]: crunk + [[contemporary r'n'b]] (ex: Ciara) | + | *[[hip-hop soul]]: [[hip-hop]] + [[soul music|soul]] |
| - | **[[Reggaecrunk]]: [[reggaeton]] + crunk | + | *[[tech house]]: [[techno]] + [[house music|house]] |
| - | *[[hip-hop soul]]: [[hip-hop]] + [[soul]] | + | *[[Latin house]]: Latin music + house |
| - | + | *[[bachatango]] : [[bachata (music)|bachata]] + [[tango (music)|tango]] | |
| - | *[[Disco-Funk]]: [[disco]] + funk (ex: [[Chic (band)|Chic]], [[Kool and the Gang]]...) | + | *[[ambient house]]: [[ambient music|ambient]] + house |
| - | + | *[[disco house]]: disco + house | |
| - | *[[tech house]]: [[techno]] + [[house music|house]] (ex : [[Benny Benassi]]) | + | *[[electro house]]: [[electro music|electro]] + house |
| - | *[[latin house]]: latin music + house | + | *[[Latin pop]]: [[pop music]] + Latin music |
| - | *[[merenhouse]]: [[merengue]] + house (+ hip-hop) | + | *[[Blues-rock]]: [[blues music|blues]] + rock |
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| - | *[[ambient house]]: [[ambient music|ambient]] + house (ex: [[Chicane (recording artist)|Chicane]]) | + | |
| - | *[[ambient trance]]: ambient + [[trance music|trance]] (ex: [[Way Out West (producers)|Way Out West]]) | + | |
| - | *[[disco house]]: disco + house (ex: [[Basement Jaxx]]) | + | |
| - | *[[electro house]]: [[electro music|electro]] + house (ex:[[Benny Benassi]]) | + | |
| - | *[[electro trance]]: ambient + trance (ex: [[Ferry Corsten]]) | + | |
| - | *[[techtrance]]: techno + trance (ex: [[Paul van Dyk]] and [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]]) | + | |
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| - | *[[latin pop]]: [[pop music]] + latin music | + | |
| *[[pop rock]]: pop music + rock | *[[pop rock]]: pop music + rock | ||
| - | + | *[[Latin rock]]: Latin music + rock | |
| - | *[[latin rock]]: latin music + rock (ex: [[Carlos Santana]]) | + | |
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| *[[ska punk]] : [[ska]] + [[Punk rock|punk]] | *[[ska punk]] : [[ska]] + [[Punk rock|punk]] | ||
| *[[pop-punk]]: pop music + punk | *[[pop-punk]]: pop music + punk | ||
| *[[dance-punk]]: [[Electro music|electro]] + punk | *[[dance-punk]]: [[Electro music|electro]] + punk | ||
| - | *[[anti-folk]]: punk + [[folk]] | + | *[[Melodic Hardcore]]: Hardcore punk + Pop Punk |
| - | *metal fusion | + | *[[anti-folk]]: punk + [[Folk music|folk]] |
| - | **[[funk metal]]: funk + [[Heavy metal]] | + | *[[Funk-rock]]: [[funk]] + rock |
| - | **[[Rap metal]]: rap + Heavy metal or rock | + | *[[Funkcore]]: funk + [[hardcore punk rock]] |
| - | **[[latin metal]]: Heavy metal + latin music | + | *[[Crunkcore]] : [[Crunk]] + [[screamo]] |
| - | **[[metalcore]]: [[Hardcore punk]] + Heavy metal | + | |
| - | **[[folk metal]]: [[folk]] + heavy metal | + | ==Heavy metal fusion== |
| + | *[[Alternative metal]]: [[alternative rock]] + [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] | ||
| + | *[[funk metal]]: funk + metal | ||
| + | *[[folk metal]]: [[folk music]] + heavy metal | ||
| + | *[[Industrial metal]]: [[Industrial music]] + heavy metal | ||
| + | *[[Nintendocore]] : [[Metalcore]] + [[8-bit (music)|8-bit music]] + [[video game music]] | ||
| + | *[[Crossover thrash]]: hardcore punk + [[thrash metal]] | ||
| + | *[[Deathcore]]: metalcore + [[death metal]] | ||
| + | *[[Metalcore]]: [[hardcore punk]] + heavy metal | ||
| + | *[[Melodic metalcore]]: [[metalcore]]+ [[melodic death metal]] | ||
| + | *[[Progressive metal]]: [[progressive rock]] + metal | ||
| + | *[[Sludge metal]]: hardcore punk + [[doom metal]] | ||
| + | *[[Nu metal]]: [[hip hop]] + heavy metal | ||
| - | *[[Industrial metal]]: [[industrial]] + Metal | + | ==Other Music Genre Fusion== |
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| *[[zouk]] lov : [[kizomba]] + [[zouk]] | *[[zouk]] lov : [[kizomba]] + [[zouk]] | ||
| - | *[[reggaeton]]: [[ragga]] + latin music (+ rap) | + | *[[reggaeton]]: [[ragga]] + Latin music (+ rap) |
| - | *[[salsa-ragga]]: [[salsa]] + ragga | + | *[[salsaton]]: salsa + reggaeton, |
| - | *[[salsaton]]: salsa + reggaeton, rumbaton: rumba, kumbiaton: [[cumbia]] + reggaeton, bachaton | + | *rumbaton: rumba + reggaeton, |
| + | *kumbiaton: [[cumbia]] + reggaeton, bachaton | ||
| *[[Soca music|soca]]: soul-[[Calypso music|calypso]] | *[[Soca music|soca]]: soul-[[Calypso music|calypso]] | ||
| + | *[[Chutney soca]]: [[Chutney music|Chutney]] + soca | ||
| + | *[[seggae]]: [[sega music|sega]] + [[reggae]] | ||
| *[[Flamenco Rumba]]: "[[rumba]]" ([[guaracha]]) + [[flamenco]] | *[[Flamenco Rumba]]: "[[rumba]]" ([[guaracha]]) + [[flamenco]] | ||
| *[[pachanga]]: merengue + [[conga]] | *[[pachanga]]: merengue + [[conga]] | ||
| - | *[[jamrock]]: ragga + rock | + | *[[electrotango]]: [[Tango music|tango]] + [[Electro music|electro]] |
| - | + | *[[boogaloo]] (Latin soul): Latin music + [[rhythm 'n' blues]] | |
| - | *[[electrotango]]: [[tango]] + [[Electro music|electro]] ([[Gotan Project]], ...) | + | |
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| - | *[[boogaloo]] (Latin soul): latin music + [[rhythm 'n' blues]] | + | |
| *[[ska]]: ~ rhythm 'n' blues + [[mento]] | *[[ska]]: ~ rhythm 'n' blues + [[mento]] | ||
| + | *[[Country rock]]: [[Country music|country]] + rock | ||
| + | *[[Country rap]]: country + rap | ||
| + | *[[Country soul]]: country + soul | ||
| + | *[[Folk rock]]: [[folk music|folk]] + rock | ||
| + | *[[Reggae fusion]] | ||
| + | *[[Raggacore]] | ||
| + | *[[Rap rock]]: rap + rock | ||
| + | *[[Rhythm and blues]] | ||
| + | *[[World fusion music]] | ||
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A fusion genre is music that combines two or more styles. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided into smaller parts, each with their own dynamics, style and tempo. "Fusion" used alone often refers to jazz fusion.
Artists who work in fusion genres are often difficult to categorize within non-fusion styles, primarily because most genres evolved out of other genres. These artists generally consider themselves part of both genres. For example, a musician that plays dominantly blues influenced by rock is often labelled a blues-rock musician, such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Vaughan, a Texas blues guitarist, used rock and blues together. Ray Charles, who recorded gospel and jazz-influenced blues, created what would become known as Soul Music. By fusing the two genres, Charles pioneered the style of country soul, most famously on his landmark album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music," and influenced similar efforts by Candi Staton and Solomon Burke. Another example of fusion music can be heard in the Middle Eastern-influenced Franco-Arabic music as personified by Aldo. Franco-Arabic music uses a blend of Arabic and many western styles, from rock to pop, and from Euro styles to folk music. Jie Ma blends traditional Chinese instruments (pipa and ruan) and Western and jazz compositions.
Fusion music as a genre broadened the definitions of jazz, rock, and pop music. Herbie Hancock fused jazz, funk, rock, and smooth tones to accomplish a new, rounder, more cultured sound for his band. See Head Hunters or Thrust (album). These sounds generally consisted of a standard rhythm section: bass, drums, and sometimes guitar, with layered keyboard tracks of rhodes, strings, clavinet, organ and synthesizers. Atop all of this, sampling was introduced as well as new technologies such as the talk box, or vocator.
Examples
- jazz-rock fusion: jazz + rock
- jazz funk: jazz + funk
- acid jazz: jazz + hip hop/electronic dance music
- Latin jazz: jazz + Latin music
- Cuban jazz: jazz + Afro-Cuban music
- jazz rap: jazz + rap
- jazz punk: jazz + hardcore punk + blues
- G-Funk (Gangsta Funk): gangsta rap + p-funk
- crunk: rap + electro
- hip-hop soul: hip-hop + soul
- tech house: techno + house
- Latin house: Latin music + house
- bachatango : bachata + tango
- ambient house: ambient + house
- disco house: disco + house
- electro house: electro + house
- Latin pop: pop music + Latin music
- Blues-rock: blues + rock
- pop rock: pop music + rock
- Latin rock: Latin music + rock
- ska punk : ska + punk
- pop-punk: pop music + punk
- dance-punk: electro + punk
- Melodic Hardcore: Hardcore punk + Pop Punk
- anti-folk: punk + folk
- Funk-rock: funk + rock
- Funkcore: funk + hardcore punk rock
- Crunkcore : Crunk + screamo
Heavy metal fusion
- Alternative metal: alternative rock + heavy metal
- funk metal: funk + metal
- folk metal: folk music + heavy metal
- Industrial metal: Industrial music + heavy metal
- Nintendocore : Metalcore + 8-bit music + video game music
- Crossover thrash: hardcore punk + thrash metal
- Deathcore: metalcore + death metal
- Metalcore: hardcore punk + heavy metal
- Melodic metalcore: metalcore+ melodic death metal
- Progressive metal: progressive rock + metal
- Sludge metal: hardcore punk + doom metal
- Nu metal: hip hop + heavy metal
Other Music Genre Fusion
- zouk lov : kizomba + zouk
- reggaeton: ragga + Latin music (+ rap)
- salsaton: salsa + reggaeton,
- rumbaton: rumba + reggaeton,
- kumbiaton: cumbia + reggaeton, bachaton
- soca: soul-calypso
- Chutney soca: Chutney + soca
- seggae: sega + reggae
- Flamenco Rumba: "rumba" (guaracha) + flamenco
- pachanga: merengue + conga
- electrotango: tango + electro
- boogaloo (Latin soul): Latin music + rhythm 'n' blues
- ska: ~ rhythm 'n' blues + mento
- Country rock: country + rock
- Country rap: country + rap
- Country soul: country + soul
- Folk rock: folk + rock
- Reggae fusion
- Raggacore
- Rap rock: rap + rock
- Rhythm and blues
- World fusion music
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