Fusion (music)
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A fusion genre is a music genre which combines two or more other genres. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. Some other examples are jazz fusion, jazz-funk, blues-rock, alternative metal, bhangra, metalcore, pop punk, and rhythm and blues. The main characteristics of Fusion are variations in tempo, rhythm and sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided into smaller parts, each with their own dynamics, style and tempo.
Fusion genre's artists are at times difficult to pinpoint into a fusion genre. Most music of one style is influenced by other styles. There are many reasons for this. The main reason being that most genres evolved out of other genres. When the new genre finally identifies itself as separate, there is often a large gray area in which musicians are left. These artists generally consider themselves part of both genres. A musician that plays music that is dominantly blues, influenced by rock, is often labeled a blues-rock musician. The first genre, is the one in which the new one evolved out of. The second genre is the newer and less dominant genre in the artists playing. An example of a blues-rock group would be Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble. Stevie, a Texas blues guitarist, surrounded by a world in which rock was dominating music, used rock and blues together.
One new fusion genre though evolved slightly different. Instead of being stuck between an older genre and a newer genre, Metalcore has bridged the gap between two older genres, metal and hardcore.
Significant fusion genres
- bhangra
- blues-rock
- jazz-funk
- jazz fusion
- metalcore
- alternative metal
- pop punk
- rhythm and blues
- world fusion music (also known as ethnic fusion)
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Music genres