African-American music 1

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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses

Synonyms

black music 1
music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses

Hyponym

blues 1

noun

a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

soul 5

noun

a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s

rap 5

noun

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

rhythm and blues 1

noun

a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll

calypso 3

noun

a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics.