List of musical genres of the African diaspora
- List of musical genres of the African diaspora
* African American music:* Bluegrass:* Blues :* Cajun music:* Disco:* Doo-wop:* Funk:* Go Go:* Gospel:* Hip Hop Music:* Jazz:* Neo Soul:* Ragtime:* Rhythm and blues:* Rock and roll:* Soul Music:* Spirituals:* Swing:* Zydeco
* Brazilian music:* Afoxé:* Capoeira music:* Maracatu:* Samba-reggae:* Samba
* Black British Music:* Drum and bass:* Garage:* Grime:*2 Tone
*Cape Verdean music (see page for full list of musical forms):*Morna
*Colombian music (see page for full list of musical forms)
* Cuban music (see page for full list of musical forms):* Son
* Music of the Dominican Republic (see page for full list of musical forms)
**Bachata
**Merengue
* Music of Ecuador:*Bambuco:*Bomba (Ecuador)
* France:*French hip hop:*Raï
* Garifuna music:* Music of Belize:* Music of Honduras:* Hunguhungu
* Haitian music (see page for full list of musical forms)
* Jamaica:*Dancehall:*Dub:*Lovers rock:*Mento:*Ragga:*Reggae:*Rocksteady:*Roots reggae:*Ska
* Music of the Lesser Antilles:*Music of Anguilla:*Music of Antigua and Barbuda:*Music of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles:*Music of Barbados::*Spouge:*Music of Grenada:*Music of Montserrat:*Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis:*Music of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:*Music of Trinidad and Tobago::*Calypso music:*Music of the Virgin Islands
* Peru:*Landó:*Festejo:*Cueca
* Puerto Rico:* Bomba:* Plena
* Uruguay and Argentina:*Candombe
* Siddi music:* Dhamal dance
* Arabic music:* Liwa (music):* Fann at-Tanbura:* Mizmar (dance):* Gnawa music
ee also
* Music of the African diaspora
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