sampsyo/genres.txt

## genres.txt
2 tone
2-step garage
4-beat
4x4 garage
8-bit
acapella
acid
acid breaks
acid house
acid jazz
acid rock
acoustic music
acousticana
adult contemporary music
african popular music
african rumba
afrobeat
aleatoric music
alternative country
alternative dance
alternative hip hop
alternative metal
alternative rock
ambient
ambient house
ambient music
americana
anarcho punk
anime music
anti-folk
apala
ape haters
arab pop
arabesque
arabic pop
argentine rock
ars antiqua
ars nova
art punk
art rock
ashiq
asian american jazz
australian country music
australian hip hop
australian pub rock
austropop
avant-garde
avant-garde jazz
avant-garde metal
avant-garde music
axé
bac-bal
bachata
background music
baggy
baila
baile funk
baisha xiyue
baithak gana
baião
bajourou
bakersfield sound
bakou
bakshy
bal-musette
balakadri
balinese gamelan
balkan pop
ballad
ballata
ballet
bamboo band
bambuco
banda
bangsawan
bantowbol
barbershop music
barndance
baroque music
baroque pop
bass music
batcave
batucada
batuco
batá-rumba
beach music
beat
beatboxing
beautiful music
bebop
beiguan
bel canto
bend-skin
benga
berlin school of electronic music
bhajan
bhangra
bhangra-wine
bhangragga
bhangramuffin
big band
big band music
big beat
biguine
bihu
bikutsi
biomusic
bitcore
bitpop
black metal
blackened death metal
blue-eyed soul
bluegrass
blues
blues ballad
blues-rock
boogie
boogie woogie
boogie-woogie
bossa nova
brass band
brazilian funk
brazilian jazz
breakbeat
breakbeat hardcore
breakcore
breton music
brill building pop
britfunk
british blues
british invasion
britpop
broken beat
brown-eyed soul
brukdown
brutal death metal
bubblegum dance
bubblegum pop
bulerias
bumba-meu-boi
bunraku
burger-highlife
burgundian school
byzantine chant
ca din tulnic
ca pe lunca
ca trù
cabaret
cadence
cadence rampa
cadence-lypso
café-aman
cai luong
cajun music
cakewalk
calenda
calentanos
calgia
calypso
calypso jazz
calypso-style baila
campursari
canatronic
candombe
canon
canrock
cantata
cante chico
cante jondo
canterbury scene
cantiga
cantique
cantiñas
canto livre
canto nuevo
canto popular
cantopop
canzone napoletana
cape jazz
capoeira music
caracoles
carceleras
cardas
cardiowave
carimbó
cariso
carnatic music
carol
cartageneras
cassette culture
casséy-co
cavacha
caveman
caña
celempungan
cello rock
celtic
celtic fusion
celtic metal
celtic punk
celtic reggae
celtic rock
cha-cha-cha
chakacha
chalga
chamamé
chamber jazz
chamber music
chamber pop
champeta
changuí
chanson
chant
charanga
charanga-vallenata
charikawi
chastushki
chau van
chemical breaks
chicago blues
chicago house
chicago soul
chicano rap
chicha
chicken scratch
children's music
chillout
chillwave
chimurenga
chinese music
chinese pop
chinese rock
chip music
cho-kantrum
chongak
chopera
chorinho
choro
chouval bwa
chowtal
christian alternative
christian black metal
christian electronic music
christian hardcore
christian hip hop
christian industrial
christian metal
christian music
christian punk
christian r&b
christian rock
christian ska
christmas carol
christmas music
chumba
chut-kai-pang
chutney
chutney soca
chutney-bhangra
chutney-hip hop
chutney-soca
chylandyk
chzalni
chèo
cigányzene
classic
classic country
classic female blues
classic rock
classical music
classical music era
clicks n cuts
close harmony
club music
cocobale
coimbra fado
coladeira
colombianas
combined rhythm
comedy rap
comedy rock
comic opera
comparsa
compas direct
compas meringue
concert overture
concerto
concerto grosso
congo
conjunto
contemporary christian
contemporary christian music
contemporary r&b
contonbley
contradanza
cool jazz
corrido
corsican polyphonic song
cothoza mfana
country
country blues
country gospel
country music
country pop
country r&b
country rock
country-rap
countrypolitan
couple de sonneurs
coupé-décalé
cowpunk
cretan music
crossover jazz
crossover music
crossover thrash
crossover thrash metal
crunk
crunk&b
crunkcore
crust punk
csárdás
cuarteto
cuban rumba
cuddlecore
cueca
cumbia
cumbia villera
cybergrind
dabka
dadra
daina
dalauna
dance
dance music
dance-pop
dance-punk
dance-rock
dancehall
dangdut
danger music
dansband
danza
danzón
dark ambient
dark cabaret
dark pop
darkcore
darkstep
darkwave
de ascultat la servici
de codru
de dragoste
de jale
de pahar
death industrial
death metal
death rock
death/doom
deathcore
deathgrind
deathrock
deep funk
deep house
deep soul
degung
delta blues
dementia
desert rock
desi
detroit blues
detroit techno
dhamar
dhimotiká
dhrupad
dhun
digital hardcore
dirge
dirty dutch
dirty rap
dirty rap/pornocore
dirty south
disco
disco house
disco polo
disney
disney hardcore
disney pop
diva house
divine rock
dixieland
dixieland jazz
djambadon
djent
dodompa
doina
dombola
dondang sayang
donegal fiddle tradition
dongjing
doo wop
doom metal
doomcore
downtempo
drag
dream pop
drone doom
drone metal
drone music
dronology
drum and bass
dub
dub house
dubanguthu
dubstep
dubtronica
dunedin sound
dunun
dutch jazz
décima
early music
east coast blues
east coast hip hop
easy listening
electric blues
electric folk
electro
electro backbeat
electro hop
electro house
electro punk
electro-industrial
electro-swing
electroclash
electrofunk
electronic
electronic art music
electronic body music
electronic dance
electronic luk thung
electronic music
electronic rock
electronica
electropop
elevator music
emo
emo pop
emo rap
emocore
emotronic
enka
eremwu eu
essential rock
ethereal pop
ethereal wave
euro
euro disco
eurobeat
eurodance
europop
eurotrance
eurourban
exotica
experimental music
experimental noise
experimental pop
experimental rock
extreme metal
ezengileer
fado
falak
fandango
farruca
fife and drum blues
filk
film score
filmi
filmi-ghazal
finger-style
fjatpangarri
flamenco
flamenco rumba
flower power
foaie verde
fofa
folk hop
folk metal
folk music
folk pop
folk punk
folk rock
folktronica
forró
franco-country
freak-folk
freakbeat
free improvisation
free jazz
free music
freestyle
freestyle house
freetekno
french pop
frenchcore
frevo
fricote
fuji
fuji music
fulia
full on
funaná
funeral doom
funk
funk metal
funk rock
funkcore
funky house
furniture music
fusion jazz
g-funk
gaana
gabba
gabber
gagaku
gaikyoku
gaita
galant
gamad
gambang kromong
gamelan
gamelan angklung
gamelan bang
gamelan bebonangan
gamelan buh
gamelan degung
gamelan gede
gamelan kebyar
gamelan salendro
gamelan selunding
gamelan semar pegulingan
gamewave
gammeldans
gandrung
gangsta rap
gar
garage rock
garrotin
gavotte
gelugpa chanting
gender wayang
gending
german folk music
gharbi
gharnati
ghazal
ghazal-song
ghetto house
ghettotech
girl group
glam metal
glam punk
glam rock
glitch
gnawa
go-go
goa
goa trance
gong-chime music
goombay
goregrind
goshu ondo
gospel music
gothic metal
gothic rock
granadinas
grebo
gregorian chant
grime
grindcore
groove metal
group sounds
grunge
grupera
guaguanbo
guajira
guasca
guitarra baiana
guitarradas
gumbe
gunchei
gunka
guoyue
gwo ka
gwo ka moderne
gypsy jazz
gypsy punk
gypsybilly
gyu ke
habanera
hajnali
hakka
halling
hambo
hands up
hapa haole
happy hardcore
haqibah
hard
hard bop
hard house
hard rock
hard trance
hardcore hip hop
hardcore metal
hardcore punk
hardcore techno
hardstyle
harepa
harmonica blues
hasaposérviko
heart attack
heartland rock
heavy beat
heavy metal
hesher
hi-nrg
highlands
highlife
highlife fusion
hillybilly music
hindustani classical music
hip hop
hip hop & rap
hip hop soul
hip house
hiplife
hiragasy
hiva usu
hong kong and cantonese pop
hong kong english pop
honky tonk
honkyoku
hora lunga
hornpipe
horror punk
horrorcore
horrorcore rap
house
house music
hua'er
huasteco
huayno
hula
humppa
hunguhungu
hyangak
hymn
hyphy
hát chau van
hát chèo
hát cãi luong
hát tuồng
ibiza music
icaro
idm
igbo music
ijexá
ilahije
illbient
impressionist music
improvisational
incidental music
indian pop
indie folk
indie music
indie pop
indie rock
indietronica
indo jazz
indo rock
indonesian pop
indoyíftika
industrial death metal
industrial hip-hop
industrial metal
industrial music
industrial musical
industrial rock
instrumental rock
intelligent dance music
international latin
inuit music
iranian pop
irish folk
irish rebel music
iscathamiya
isicathamiya
isikhwela jo
island
isolationist
italo dance
italo disco
italo house
itsmeños
izvorna bosanska muzika
j'ouvert
j-fusion
j-pop
j-rock
jaipongan
jaliscienses
jam band
jam rock
jamana kura
jamrieng samai
jangle pop
japanese pop
jarana
jariang
jarochos
jawaiian
jazz
jazz blues
jazz fusion
jazz metal
jazz rap
jazz-funk
jazz-rock
jegog
jenkka
jesus music
jibaro
jig
jig punk
jing ping
jingle
jit
jitterbug
jive
joged
joged bumbung
joik
jonnycore
joropo
jota
jtek
jug band
jujitsu
juju
juke joint blues
jump blues
jumpstyle
jungle
junkanoo
juré
jùjú
k-pop
kaba
kabuki
kachāshī
kadans
kagok
kagyupa chanting
kaiso
kalamatianó
kalattuut
kalinda
kamba pop
kan ha diskan
kansas city blues
kantrum
kantádhes
kargyraa
karma
kaseko
katajjaq
kawachi ondo
kayōkyoku
ke-kwe
kebyar
kecak
kecapi suling
kertok
khaleeji
khap
khelimaski djili
khene
khoomei
khorovodi
khplam wai
khrung sai
khyal
kilapanda
kinko
kirtan
kiwi rock
kizomba
klape
klasik
klezmer
kliningan
kléftiko
kochare
kolomyjka
komagaku
kompa
konpa
korean pop
koumpaneia
kpanlogo
krakowiak
krautrock
kriti
kroncong
krump
krzesany
kuduro
kulintang
kulning
kumina
kun-borrk
kundere
kundiman
kussundé
kutumba wake
kveding
kvæði
kwaito
kwassa kwassa
kwela
käng
kélé
kĩkũyũ pop
la la
latin american
latin jazz
latin pop
latin rap
lavway
laïko
laïkó
le leagan
legényes
lelio
letkajenkka
levenslied
lhamo
lieder
light music
light rock
likanos
liquid drum&bass
liquid funk
liquindi
llanera
llanto
lo-fi
lo-fi music
loki djili
long-song
louisiana blues
louisiana swamp pop
lounge music
lovers rock
lowercase
lubbock sound
lucknavi thumri
luhya omutibo
luk grung
lullaby
lundu
lundum
m-base
madchester
madrigal
mafioso rap
maglaal
magnificat
mahori
mainstream jazz
makossa
makossa-soukous
malagueñas
malawian jazz
malhun
maloya
maluf
maluka
mambo
manaschi
mandarin pop
manding swing
mango
mangue bit
mangulina
manikay
manila sound
manouche
manzuma
mapouka
mapouka-serré
marabi
maracatu
marga
mariachi
marimba
marinera
marrabenta
martial industrial
martinetes
maskanda
mass
matamuerte
math rock
mathcore
matt bello
maxixe
mazurka
mbalax
mbaqanga
mbube
mbumba
medh
medieval folk rock
medieval metal
medieval music
meditation
mejorana
melhoun
melhûn
melodic black metal
melodic death metal
melodic hardcore
melodic metalcore
melodic music
melodic trance
memphis blues
memphis rap
memphis soul
mento
merengue
merengue típico moderno
merengue-bomba
meringue
merseybeat
metal
metalcore
metallic hardcore
mexican pop
mexican rock
mexican son
meykhana
mezwed
miami bass
microhouse
middle of the road
midwest hip hop
milonga
min'yo
mineras
mini compas
mini-jazz
minimal techno
minimalist music
minimalist trance
minneapolis sound
minstrel show
minuet
mirolóyia
modal jazz
modern classical music
modern laika
modern rock
modinha
mohabelo
montuno
monumental dance
mor lam
mor lam sing
morna
motorpop
motown
mozambique
mpb
mugam
multicultural
murga
musette
museve
mushroom jazz
music drama
music hall
musiqi-e assil
musique concrète
mutuashi
muwashshah
muzak
méringue
música campesina
música criolla
música de la interior
música llanera
música nordestina
música popular brasileira
música tropical
nagauta
nakasi
nangma
nanguan
narcocorrido
nardcore
narodna muzika
nasheed
nashville sound
nashville sound/countrypolitan
national socialist black metal
naturalismo
nederpop
neo soul
neo-classical metal
neo-medieval
neo-prog
neo-psychedelia
neoclassical
neoclassical music
neofolk
neotraditional country
nerdcore
neue deutsche härte
neue deutsche welle
new age music
new beat
new instrumental
new jack swing
new orleans blues
new orleans jazz
new pop
new prog
new rave
new romantic
new school hip hop
new taiwanese song
new wave
new wave of british heavy metal
new wave of new wave
new weird america
new york blues
new york house
newgrass
nganja
niche
nightcore
nintendocore
nisiótika
no wave
noh
noise music
noise pop
noise rock
nongak
norae undong
nordic folk dance music
nordic folk music
nortec
norteño
northern soul
nota
nu breaks
nu jazz
nu metal
nu soul
nueva canción
nyatiti
néo kýma
obscuro
oi!
old school hip hop
old-time
oldies
olonkho
oltului
ondo
opera
operatic pop
oratorio
orchestra
organ trio
organic ambient
organum
orgel
oriental metal
ottava rima
outlaw country
outsider music
p-funk
pagan metal
pagan rock
pagode
paisley underground
palm wine
palm-wine
pambiche
panambih
panchai baja
panchavadyam
pansori
paranda
parang
parody
parranda
partido alto
pasillo
patriotic
peace punk
pelimanni music
petenera
peyote song
philadelphia soul
piano blues
piano rock
piedmont blues
pimba
pinoy pop
pinoy rock
pinpeat orchestra
piphat
piyyutim
plainchant
plena
pleng phua cheewit
pleng thai sakorn
political hip hop
polka
polo
polonaise
pols
polska
pong lang
pop
pop folk
pop music
pop punk
pop rap
pop rock
pop sunda
pornocore
porro
post disco
post-britpop
post-disco
post-grunge
post-hardcore
post-industrial
post-metal
post-minimalism
post-punk
post-rock
post-romanticism
pow-wow
power electronics
power metal
power noise
power pop
powerviolence
ppongtchak
praise song
program symphony
progressive bluegrass
progressive country
progressive death metal
progressive electronic
progressive electronic music
progressive folk
progressive folk music
progressive house
progressive metal
progressive rock
progressive trance
protopunk
psych folk
psychedelic music
psychedelic pop
psychedelic rock
psychedelic trance
psychobilly
punk blues
punk cabaret
punk jazz
punk rock
punta
punta rock
qasidah
qasidah modern
qawwali
quadrille
quan ho
queercore
quiet storm
rada
raga
raga rock
ragga
ragga jungle
raggamuffin
ragtime
rai
rake-and-scrape
ramkbach
ramvong
ranchera
rap
rap metal
rap rock
rapcore
rara
rare groove
rasiya
rave
raw rock
raï
rebetiko
red dirt
reel
reggae
reggae fusion
reggae highlife
reggaefusion
reggaeton
rekilaulu
relax music
religious
rembetiko
renaissance music
requiem
rhapsody
rhyming spiritual
rhythm & blues
rhythm and blues
ricercar
riot grrrl
rock
rock and roll
rock en español
rock opera
rockabilly
rocksteady
rococo
romantic period in music
rondeaux
ronggeng
roots reggae
roots rock
roots rock reggae
rumba
russian pop
rímur
sabar
sacred harp
sadcore
saibara
sakara
salegy
salsa
salsa erotica
salsa romantica
saltarello
samba
samba-canção
samba-reggae
samba-rock
sambai
sanjo
sato kagura
sawt
saya
scat
schlager
schottisch
schranz
scottish baroque music
screamo
scrumpy and western
sea shanty
sean nós
second viennese school
sega music
seggae
seis
semba
sephardic music
serialism
set dance
sevdalinka
sevillana
shabab
shabad
shalako
shan'ge
shango
shape note
shibuya-kei
shidaiqu
shima uta
shock rock
shoegaze
shoegazer
shoka
shomyo
show tune
sica
siguiriyas
silat
sinawi
singer-songwriter
situational
ska
ska punk
skacore
skald
skate punk
skiffle
slack-key guitar
slide
slowcore
sludge metal
slängpolska
smooth jazz
soca
soft rock
son
son montuno
son-batá
sonata
songo
songo-salsa
sophisti-pop
soukous
soul
soul blues
soul jazz
soul music
soundtrack
southern gospel
southern harmony
southern hip hop
southern metal
southern rock
southern soul
space age pop
space music
space rock
spectralism
speed garage
speed metal
speedcore
spirituals
spouge
sprechgesang
square dance
squee
st. louis blues
steelband
stoner metal
stoner rock
straight edge
strathspeys
stride
string
string quartet
sufi music
suite
sunshine pop
suomirock
super eurobeat
surf ballad
surf instrumental
surf music
surf pop
surf rock
swamp blues
swamp pop
swamp rock
swing
swing music
swingbeat
sygyt
symphonic black metal
symphonic metal
symphonic poem
symphonic rock
symphony
synthpop
synthpunk
t'ong guitar
taarab
tai tu
taiwanese pop
tala
talempong
tambu
tamburitza
tamil christian keerthanai
tango
tanguk
tappa
tarana
tarantella
taranto
tech
tech house
tech trance
technical death metal
technical metal
techno
technoid
technopop
techstep
techtonik
teen pop
tejano
tejano music
tekno
tembang sunda
texas blues
thai pop
thillana
thrash metal
thrashcore
thumri
tibetan pop
tiento
timbila
tin pan alley
tinga
tinku
toeshey
togaku
trad jazz
traditional bluegrass
traditional pop music
trallalero
trance
tribal house
trikitixa
trip hop
trip rock
trip-hop
tropicalia
tropicalismo
tropipop
truck-driving country
tumba
turbo-folk
turkish music
turkish pop
turntablism
tuvan throat-singing
twee pop
twist
two tone
táncház
uk garage
uk pub rock
unblack metal
underground music
uplifting
uplifting trance
urban cowboy
urban folk
urban jazz
vallenato
vaudeville
venezuela
verbunkos
verismo
video game music
viking metal
villanella
virelai
vispop
visual kei
visual music
vocal
vocal house
vocal jazz
vocal music
volksmusik
waila
waltz
wangga
warabe uta
wassoulou
weld
were music
west coast hip hop
west coast jazz
western
western blues
western swing
witch house
wizard rock
women's music
wong shadow
wonky pop
wood
work song
world fusion
world fusion music
world music
worldbeat
xhosa music
xoomii
yo-pop
yodeling
yukar
yé-yé
zajal
zapin
zarzuela
zeibekiko
zeuhl
ziglibithy
zouglou
zouk
zouk chouv
zouklove
zulu music
zydeco

## wpg.py
"""Scrapes a list of music genres from various list pages on Wikipedia.
At the time of writing, the resulting list contains 1527 unique genres.
"""
import urllib
import re

PAGES = [
    u"List of popular music genres",
    u"List of styles of music: A\u2013F",
    u"List of styles of music: G\u2013M",
    u"List of styles of music: N\u2013R",
    u"List of styles of music: S\u2013Z"
]
BASE_URL = u"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php"

START_PAT = re.compile(ur'==.*==', re.M)
END_STRING = u'==References=='
ITEM_PAT = re.compile(ur'\[\[(?:[^\]\|]*\|)?([^\]\|]*)\]\]')
BAD_NAME_PAT = re.compile(ur'^[A-Z][a-z]?(-[A-Z][a-z]?)?$') # Letter ranges.
INTERNAL_LINK_PAT = re.compile(ur'[a-z][a-z]:')
DROP_PART_PAT = re.compile(ur'\(.*\)$')

def getwiki(name):
    name = name.replace(' ', '_').encode('utf8')
    params = {
        'title': name,
        'action': 'raw',
    }
    url = "%s?%s" % (BASE_URL, urllib.urlencode(params))
    return urllib.urlopen(url).read().decode('utf8')

def genres_for(page):
    text = getwiki(page)

    # Strip off top and bottom cruft.
    if END_STRING in text:
        text, _ = text.split(END_STRING, 1)
    parts = START_PAT.split(text, 1)
    if len(parts) == 2:
        text = parts[1]

    for line in text.split(u'\n'):
        m = ITEM_PAT.search(line)
        if m:
            name = m.group(1)
            # Filter some non-genre links.
            if name.startswith('Section') or BAD_NAME_PAT.match(name) or \
                    INTERNAL_LINK_PAT.match(name):
                continue
            name = DROP_PART_PAT.sub('', name)
            name = name.strip().lower()
            if name:
                yield name

def getgenres():
    genres = set()
    for page in PAGES:
        genres.update(genres_for(page))
    return genres

if __name__ == '__main__':
    for genre in sorted(getgenres()):
        print genre.encode('utf8')
	2 tone
	2-step garage
	4-beat
	4x4 garage
	8-bit
	acapella
	acid
	acid breaks
	acid house
	acid jazz
	acid rock
	acoustic music
	acousticana
	adult contemporary music
	african popular music
	african rumba
	afrobeat
	aleatoric music
	alternative country
	alternative dance
	alternative hip hop
	alternative metal
	alternative rock
	ambient
	ambient house
	ambient music
	americana
	anarcho punk
	anime music
	anti-folk
	apala
	ape haters
	arab pop
	arabesque
	arabic pop
	argentine rock
	ars antiqua
	ars nova
	art punk
	art rock
	ashiq
	asian american jazz
	australian country music
	australian hip hop
	australian pub rock
	austropop
	avant-garde
	avant-garde jazz
	avant-garde metal
	avant-garde music
	axé
	bac-bal
	bachata
	background music
	baggy
	baila
	baile funk
	baisha xiyue
	baithak gana
	baião
	bajourou
	bakersfield sound
	bakou
	bakshy
	bal-musette
	balakadri
	balinese gamelan
	balkan pop
	ballad
	ballata
	ballet
	bamboo band
	bambuco
	banda
	bangsawan
	bantowbol
	barbershop music
	barndance
	baroque music
	baroque pop
	bass music
	batcave
	batucada
	batuco
	batá-rumba
	beach music
	beat
	beatboxing
	beautiful music
	bebop
	beiguan
	bel canto
	bend-skin
	benga
	berlin school of electronic music
	bhajan
	bhangra
	bhangra-wine
	bhangragga
	bhangramuffin
	big band
	big band music
	big beat
	biguine
	bihu
	bikutsi
	biomusic
	bitcore
	bitpop
	black metal
	blackened death metal
	blue-eyed soul
	bluegrass
	blues
	blues ballad
	blues-rock
	boogie
	boogie woogie
	boogie-woogie
	bossa nova
	brass band
	brazilian funk
	brazilian jazz
	breakbeat
	breakbeat hardcore
	breakcore
	breton music
	brill building pop
	britfunk
	british blues
	british invasion
	britpop
	broken beat
	brown-eyed soul
	brukdown
	brutal death metal
	bubblegum dance
	bubblegum pop
	bulerias
	bumba-meu-boi
	bunraku
	burger-highlife
	burgundian school
	byzantine chant
	ca din tulnic
	ca pe lunca
	ca trù
	cabaret
	cadence
	cadence rampa
	cadence-lypso
	café-aman
	cai luong
	cajun music
	cakewalk
	calenda
	calentanos
	calgia
	calypso
	calypso jazz
	calypso-style baila
	campursari
	canatronic
	candombe
	canon
	canrock
	cantata
	cante chico
	cante jondo
	canterbury scene
	cantiga
	cantique
	cantiñas
	canto livre
	canto nuevo
	canto popular
	cantopop
	canzone napoletana
	cape jazz
	capoeira music
	caracoles
	carceleras
	cardas
	cardiowave
	carimbó
	cariso
	carnatic music
	carol
	cartageneras
	cassette culture
	casséy-co
	cavacha
	caveman
	caña
	celempungan
	cello rock
	celtic
	celtic fusion
	celtic metal
	celtic punk
	celtic reggae
	celtic rock
	cha-cha-cha
	chakacha
	chalga
	chamamé
	chamber jazz
	chamber music
	chamber pop
	champeta
	changuí
	chanson
	chant
	charanga
	charanga-vallenata
	charikawi
	chastushki
	chau van
	chemical breaks
	chicago blues
	chicago house
	chicago soul
	chicano rap
	chicha
	chicken scratch
	children's music
	chillout
	chillwave
	chimurenga
	chinese music
	chinese pop
	chinese rock
	chip music
	cho-kantrum
	chongak
	chopera
	chorinho
	choro
	chouval bwa
	chowtal
	christian alternative
	christian black metal
	christian electronic music
	christian hardcore
	christian hip hop
	christian industrial
	christian metal
	christian music
	christian punk
	christian r&b
	christian rock
	christian ska
	christmas carol
	christmas music
	chumba
	chut-kai-pang
	chutney
	chutney soca
	chutney-bhangra
	chutney-hip hop
	chutney-soca
	chylandyk
	chzalni
	chèo
	cigányzene
	classic
	classic country
	classic female blues
	classic rock
	classical music
	classical music era
	clicks n cuts
	close harmony
	club music
	cocobale
	coimbra fado
	coladeira
	colombianas
	combined rhythm
	comedy rap
	comedy rock
	comic opera
	comparsa
	compas direct
	compas meringue
	concert overture
	concerto
	concerto grosso
	congo
	conjunto
	contemporary christian
	contemporary christian music
	contemporary r&b
	contonbley
	contradanza
	cool jazz
	corrido
	corsican polyphonic song
	cothoza mfana
	country
	country blues
	country gospel
	country music
	country pop
	country r&b
	country rock
	country-rap
	countrypolitan
	couple de sonneurs
	coupé-décalé
	cowpunk
	cretan music
	crossover jazz
	crossover music
	crossover thrash
	crossover thrash metal
	crunk
	crunk&b
	crunkcore
	crust punk
	csárdás
	cuarteto
	cuban rumba
	cuddlecore
	cueca
	cumbia
	cumbia villera
	cybergrind
	dabka
	dadra
	daina
	dalauna
	dance
	dance music
	dance-pop
	dance-punk
	dance-rock
	dancehall
	dangdut
	danger music
	dansband
	danza
	danzón
	dark ambient
	dark cabaret
	dark pop
	darkcore
	darkstep
	darkwave
	de ascultat la servici
	de codru
	de dragoste
	de jale
	de pahar
	death industrial
	death metal
	death rock
	death/doom
	deathcore
	deathgrind
	deathrock
	deep funk
	deep house
	deep soul
	degung
	delta blues
	dementia
	desert rock
	desi
	detroit blues
	detroit techno
	dhamar
	dhimotiká
	dhrupad
	dhun
	digital hardcore
	dirge
	dirty dutch
	dirty rap
	dirty rap/pornocore
	dirty south
	disco
	disco house
	disco polo
	disney
	disney hardcore
	disney pop
	diva house
	divine rock
	dixieland
	dixieland jazz
	djambadon
	djent
	dodompa
	doina
	dombola
	dondang sayang
	donegal fiddle tradition
	dongjing
	doo wop
	doom metal
	doomcore
	downtempo
	drag
	dream pop
	drone doom
	drone metal
	drone music
	dronology
	drum and bass
	dub
	dub house
	dubanguthu
	dubstep
	dubtronica
	dunedin sound
	dunun
	dutch jazz
	décima
	early music
	east coast blues
	east coast hip hop
	easy listening
	electric blues
	electric folk
	electro
	electro backbeat
	electro hop
	electro house
	electro punk
	electro-industrial
	electro-swing
	electroclash
	electrofunk
	electronic
	electronic art music
	electronic body music
	electronic dance
	electronic luk thung
	electronic music
	electronic rock
	electronica
	electropop
	elevator music
	emo
	emo pop
	emo rap
	emocore
	emotronic
	enka
	eremwu eu
	essential rock
	ethereal pop
	ethereal wave
	euro
	euro disco
	eurobeat
	eurodance
	europop
	eurotrance
	eurourban
	exotica
	experimental music
	experimental noise
	experimental pop
	experimental rock
	extreme metal
	ezengileer
	fado
	falak
	fandango
	farruca
	fife and drum blues
	filk
	film score
	filmi
	filmi-ghazal
	finger-style
	fjatpangarri
	flamenco
	flamenco rumba
	flower power
	foaie verde
	fofa
	folk hop
	folk metal
	folk music
	folk pop
	folk punk
	folk rock
	folktronica
	forró
	franco-country
	freak-folk
	freakbeat
	free improvisation
	free jazz
	free music
	freestyle
	freestyle house
	freetekno
	french pop
	frenchcore
	frevo
	fricote
	fuji
	fuji music
	fulia
	full on
	funaná
	funeral doom
	funk
	funk metal
	funk rock
	funkcore
	funky house
	furniture music
	fusion jazz
	g-funk
	gaana
	gabba
	gabber
	gagaku
	gaikyoku
	gaita
	galant
	gamad
	gambang kromong
	gamelan
	gamelan angklung
	gamelan bang
	gamelan bebonangan
	gamelan buh
	gamelan degung
	gamelan gede
	gamelan kebyar
	gamelan salendro
	gamelan selunding
	gamelan semar pegulingan
	gamewave
	gammeldans
	gandrung
	gangsta rap
	gar
	garage rock
	garrotin
	gavotte
	gelugpa chanting
	gender wayang
	gending
	german folk music
	gharbi
	gharnati
	ghazal
	ghazal-song
	ghetto house
	ghettotech
	girl group
	glam metal
	glam punk
	glam rock
	glitch
	gnawa
	go-go
	goa
	goa trance
	gong-chime music
	goombay
	goregrind
	goshu ondo
	gospel music
	gothic metal
	gothic rock
	granadinas
	grebo
	gregorian chant
	grime
	grindcore
	groove metal
	group sounds
	grunge
	grupera
	guaguanbo
	guajira
	guasca
	guitarra baiana
	guitarradas
	gumbe
	gunchei
	gunka
	guoyue
	gwo ka
	gwo ka moderne
	gypsy jazz
	gypsy punk
	gypsybilly
	gyu ke
	habanera
	hajnali
	hakka
	halling
	hambo
	hands up
	hapa haole
	happy hardcore
	haqibah
	hard
	hard bop
	hard house
	hard rock
	hard trance
	hardcore hip hop
	hardcore metal
	hardcore punk
	hardcore techno
	hardstyle
	harepa
	harmonica blues
	hasaposérviko
	heart attack
	heartland rock
	heavy beat
	heavy metal
	hesher
	hi-nrg
	highlands
	highlife
	highlife fusion
	hillybilly music
	hindustani classical music
	hip hop
	hip hop & rap
	hip hop soul
	hip house
	hiplife
	hiragasy
	hiva usu
	hong kong and cantonese pop
	hong kong english pop
	honky tonk
	honkyoku
	hora lunga
	hornpipe
	horror punk
	horrorcore
	horrorcore rap
	house
	house music
	hua'er
	huasteco
	huayno
	hula
	humppa
	hunguhungu
	hyangak
	hymn
	hyphy
	hát chau van
	hát chèo
	hát cãi luong
	hát tuồng
	ibiza music
	icaro
	idm
	igbo music
	ijexá
	ilahije
	illbient
	impressionist music
	improvisational
	incidental music
	indian pop
	indie folk
	indie music
	indie pop
	indie rock
	indietronica
	indo jazz
	indo rock
	indonesian pop
	indoyíftika
	industrial death metal
	industrial hip-hop
	industrial metal
	industrial music
	industrial musical
	industrial rock
	instrumental rock
	intelligent dance music
	international latin
	inuit music
	iranian pop
	irish folk
	irish rebel music
	iscathamiya
	isicathamiya
	isikhwela jo
	island
	isolationist
	italo dance
	italo disco
	italo house
	itsmeños
	izvorna bosanska muzika
	j'ouvert
	j-fusion
	j-pop
	j-rock
	jaipongan
	jaliscienses
	jam band
	jam rock
	jamana kura
	jamrieng samai
	jangle pop
	japanese pop
	jarana
	jariang
	jarochos
	jawaiian
	jazz
	jazz blues
	jazz fusion
	jazz metal
	jazz rap
	jazz-funk
	jazz-rock
	jegog
	jenkka
	jesus music
	jibaro
	jig
	jig punk
	jing ping
	jingle
	jit
	jitterbug
	jive
	joged
	joged bumbung
	joik
	jonnycore
	joropo
	jota
	jtek
	jug band
	jujitsu
	juju
	juke joint blues
	jump blues
	jumpstyle
	jungle
	junkanoo
	juré
	jùjú
	k-pop
	kaba
	kabuki
	kachāshī
	kadans
	kagok
	kagyupa chanting
	kaiso
	kalamatianó
	kalattuut
	kalinda
	kamba pop
	kan ha diskan
	kansas city blues
	kantrum
	kantádhes
	kargyraa
	karma
	kaseko
	katajjaq
	kawachi ondo
	kayōkyoku
	ke-kwe
	kebyar
	kecak
	kecapi suling
	kertok
	khaleeji
	khap
	khelimaski djili
	khene
	khoomei
	khorovodi
	khplam wai
	khrung sai
	khyal
	kilapanda
	kinko
	kirtan
	kiwi rock
	kizomba
	klape
	klasik
	klezmer
	kliningan
	kléftiko
	kochare
	kolomyjka
	komagaku
	kompa
	konpa
	korean pop
	koumpaneia
	kpanlogo
	krakowiak
	krautrock
	kriti
	kroncong
	krump
	krzesany
	kuduro
	kulintang
	kulning
	kumina
	kun-borrk
	kundere
	kundiman
	kussundé
	kutumba wake
	kveding
	kvæði
	kwaito
	kwassa kwassa
	kwela
	käng
	kélé
	kĩkũyũ pop
	la la
	latin american
	latin jazz
	latin pop
	latin rap
	lavway
	laïko
	laïkó
	le leagan
	legényes
	lelio
	letkajenkka
	levenslied
	lhamo
	lieder
	light music
	light rock
	likanos
	liquid drum&bass
	liquid funk
	liquindi
	llanera
	llanto
	lo-fi
	lo-fi music
	loki djili
	long-song
	louisiana blues
	louisiana swamp pop
	lounge music
	lovers rock
	lowercase
	lubbock sound
	lucknavi thumri
	luhya omutibo
	luk grung
	lullaby
	lundu
	lundum
	m-base
	madchester
	madrigal
	mafioso rap
	maglaal
	magnificat
	mahori
	mainstream jazz
	makossa
	makossa-soukous
	malagueñas
	malawian jazz
	malhun
	maloya
	maluf
	maluka
	mambo
	manaschi
	mandarin pop
	manding swing
	mango
	mangue bit
	mangulina
	manikay
	manila sound
	manouche
	manzuma
	mapouka
	mapouka-serré
	marabi
	maracatu
	marga
	mariachi
	marimba
	marinera
	marrabenta
	martial industrial
	martinetes
	maskanda
	mass
	matamuerte
	math rock
	mathcore
	matt bello
	maxixe
	mazurka
	mbalax
	mbaqanga
	mbube
	mbumba
	medh
	medieval folk rock
	medieval metal
	medieval music
	meditation
	mejorana
	melhoun
	melhûn
	melodic black metal
	melodic death metal
	melodic hardcore
	melodic metalcore
	melodic music
	melodic trance
	memphis blues
	memphis rap
	memphis soul
	mento
	merengue
	merengue típico moderno
	merengue-bomba
	meringue
	merseybeat
	metal
	metalcore
	metallic hardcore
	mexican pop
	mexican rock
	mexican son
	meykhana
	mezwed
	miami bass
	microhouse
	middle of the road
	midwest hip hop
	milonga
	min'yo
	mineras
	mini compas
	mini-jazz
	minimal techno
	minimalist music
	minimalist trance
	minneapolis sound
	minstrel show
	minuet
	mirolóyia
	modal jazz
	modern classical music
	modern laika
	modern rock
	modinha
	mohabelo
	montuno
	monumental dance
	mor lam
	mor lam sing
	morna
	motorpop
	motown
	mozambique
	mpb
	mugam
	multicultural
	murga
	musette
	museve
	mushroom jazz
	music drama
	music hall
	musiqi-e assil
	musique concrète
	mutuashi
	muwashshah
	muzak
	méringue
	música campesina
	música criolla
	música de la interior
	música llanera
	música nordestina
	música popular brasileira
	música tropical
	nagauta
	nakasi
	nangma
	nanguan
	narcocorrido
	nardcore
	narodna muzika
	nasheed
	nashville sound
	nashville sound/countrypolitan
	national socialist black metal
	naturalismo
	nederpop
	neo soul
	neo-classical metal
	neo-medieval
	neo-prog
	neo-psychedelia
	neoclassical
	neoclassical music
	neofolk
	neotraditional country
	nerdcore
	neue deutsche härte
	neue deutsche welle
	new age music
	new beat
	new instrumental
	new jack swing
	new orleans blues
	new orleans jazz
	new pop
	new prog
	new rave
	new romantic
	new school hip hop
	new taiwanese song
	new wave
	new wave of british heavy metal
	new wave of new wave
	new weird america
	new york blues
	new york house
	newgrass
	nganja
	niche
	nightcore
	nintendocore
	nisiótika
	no wave
	noh
	noise music
	noise pop
	noise rock
	nongak
	norae undong
	nordic folk dance music
	nordic folk music
	nortec
	norteño
	northern soul
	nota
	nu breaks
	nu jazz
	nu metal
	nu soul
	nueva canción
	nyatiti
	néo kýma
	obscuro
	oi!
	old school hip hop
	old-time
	oldies
	olonkho
	oltului
	ondo
	opera
	operatic pop
	oratorio
	orchestra
	organ trio
	organic ambient
	organum
	orgel
	oriental metal
	ottava rima
	outlaw country
	outsider music
	p-funk
	pagan metal
	pagan rock
	pagode
	paisley underground
	palm wine
	palm-wine
	pambiche
	panambih
	panchai baja
	panchavadyam
	pansori
	paranda
	parang
	parody
	parranda
	partido alto
	pasillo
	patriotic
	peace punk
	pelimanni music
	petenera
	peyote song
	philadelphia soul
	piano blues
	piano rock
	piedmont blues
	pimba
	pinoy pop
	pinoy rock
	pinpeat orchestra
	piphat
	piyyutim
	plainchant
	plena
	pleng phua cheewit
	pleng thai sakorn
	political hip hop
	polka
	polo
	polonaise
	pols
	polska
	pong lang
	pop
	pop folk
	pop music
	pop punk
	pop rap
	pop rock
	pop sunda
	pornocore
	porro
	post disco
	post-britpop
	post-disco
	post-grunge
	post-hardcore
	post-industrial
	post-metal
	post-minimalism
	post-punk
	post-rock
	post-romanticism
	pow-wow
	power electronics
	power metal
	power noise
	power pop
	powerviolence
	ppongtchak
	praise song
	program symphony
	progressive bluegrass
	progressive country
	progressive death metal
	progressive electronic
	progressive electronic music
	progressive folk
	progressive folk music
	progressive house
	progressive metal
	progressive rock
	progressive trance
	protopunk
	psych folk
	psychedelic music
	psychedelic pop
	psychedelic rock
	psychedelic trance
	psychobilly
	punk blues
	punk cabaret
	punk jazz
	punk rock
	punta
	punta rock
	qasidah
	qasidah modern
	qawwali
	quadrille
	quan ho
	queercore
	quiet storm
	rada
	raga
	raga rock
	ragga
	ragga jungle
	raggamuffin
	ragtime
	rai
	rake-and-scrape
	ramkbach
	ramvong
	ranchera
	rap
	rap metal
	rap rock
	rapcore
	rara
	rare groove
	rasiya
	rave
	raw rock
	raï
	rebetiko
	red dirt
	reel
	reggae
	reggae fusion
	reggae highlife
	reggaefusion
	reggaeton
	rekilaulu
	relax music
	religious
	rembetiko
	renaissance music
	requiem
	rhapsody
	rhyming spiritual
	rhythm & blues
	rhythm and blues
	ricercar
	riot grrrl
	rock
	rock and roll
	rock en español
	rock opera
	rockabilly
	rocksteady
	rococo
	romantic period in music
	rondeaux
	ronggeng
	roots reggae
	roots rock
	roots rock reggae
	rumba
	russian pop
	rímur
	sabar
	sacred harp
	sadcore
	saibara
	sakara
	salegy
	salsa
	salsa erotica
	salsa romantica
	saltarello
	samba
	samba-canção
	samba-reggae
	samba-rock
	sambai
	sanjo
	sato kagura
	sawt
	saya
	scat
	schlager
	schottisch
	schranz
	scottish baroque music
	screamo
	scrumpy and western
	sea shanty
	sean nós
	second viennese school
	sega music
	seggae
	seis
	semba
	sephardic music
	serialism
	set dance
	sevdalinka
	sevillana
	shabab
	shabad
	shalako
	shan'ge
	shango
	shape note
	shibuya-kei
	shidaiqu
	shima uta
	shock rock
	shoegaze
	shoegazer
	shoka
	shomyo
	show tune
	sica
	siguiriyas
	silat
	sinawi
	singer-songwriter
	situational
	ska
	ska punk
	skacore
	skald
	skate punk
	skiffle
	slack-key guitar
	slide
	slowcore
	sludge metal
	slängpolska
	smooth jazz
	soca
	soft rock
	son
	son montuno
	son-batá
	sonata
	songo
	songo-salsa
	sophisti-pop
	soukous
	soul
	soul blues
	soul jazz
	soul music
	soundtrack
	southern gospel
	southern harmony
	southern hip hop
	southern metal
	southern rock
	southern soul
	space age pop
	space music
	space rock
	spectralism
	speed garage
	speed metal
	speedcore
	spirituals
	spouge
	sprechgesang
	square dance
	squee
	st. louis blues
	steelband
	stoner metal
	stoner rock
	straight edge
	strathspeys
	stride
	string
	string quartet
	sufi music
	suite
	sunshine pop
	suomirock
	super eurobeat
	surf ballad
	surf instrumental
	surf music
	surf pop
	surf rock
	swamp blues
	swamp pop
	swamp rock
	swing
	swing music
	swingbeat
	sygyt
	symphonic black metal
	symphonic metal
	symphonic poem
	symphonic rock
	symphony
	synthpop
	synthpunk
	t'ong guitar
	taarab
	tai tu
	taiwanese pop
	tala
	talempong
	tambu
	tamburitza
	tamil christian keerthanai
	tango
	tanguk
	tappa
	tarana
	tarantella
	taranto
	tech
	tech house
	tech trance
	technical death metal
	technical metal
	techno
	technoid
	technopop
	techstep
	techtonik
	teen pop
	tejano
	tejano music
	tekno
	tembang sunda
	texas blues
	thai pop
	thillana
	thrash metal
	thrashcore
	thumri
	tibetan pop
	tiento
	timbila
	tin pan alley
	tinga
	tinku
	toeshey
	togaku
	trad jazz
	traditional bluegrass
	traditional pop music
	trallalero
	trance
	tribal house
	trikitixa
	trip hop
	trip rock
	trip-hop
	tropicalia
	tropicalismo
	tropipop
	truck-driving country
	tumba
	turbo-folk
	turkish music
	turkish pop
	turntablism
	tuvan throat-singing
	twee pop
	twist
	two tone
	táncház
	uk garage
	uk pub rock
	unblack metal
	underground music
	uplifting
	uplifting trance
	urban cowboy
	urban folk
	urban jazz
	vallenato
	vaudeville
	venezuela
	verbunkos
	verismo
	video game music
	viking metal
	villanella
	virelai
	vispop
	visual kei
	visual music
	vocal
	vocal house
	vocal jazz
	vocal music
	volksmusik
	waila
	waltz
	wangga
	warabe uta
	wassoulou
	weld
	were music
	west coast hip hop
	west coast jazz
	western
	western blues
	western swing
	witch house
	wizard rock
	women's music
	wong shadow
	wonky pop
	wood
	work song
	world fusion
	world fusion music
	world music
	worldbeat
	xhosa music
	xoomii
	yo-pop
	yodeling
	yukar
	yé-yé
	zajal
	zapin
	zarzuela
	zeibekiko
	zeuhl
	ziglibithy
	zouglou
	zouk
	zouk chouv
	zouklove
	zulu music
	zydeco
	"""Scrapes a list of music genres from various list pages on Wikipedia.
	At the time of writing, the resulting list contains 1527 unique genres.
	"""
	import urllib
	import re

	PAGES = [
	u"List of popular music genres",
	u"List of styles of music: A\u2013F",
	u"List of styles of music: G\u2013M",
	u"List of styles of music: N\u2013R",
	u"List of styles of music: S\u2013Z"
	]
	BASE_URL = u"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php"

	START_PAT = re.compile(ur'==.*==', re.M)
	END_STRING = u'==References=='
	ITEM_PAT = re.compile(ur'\[\[(?:[^\]\\|]\\|)?([^\]\\|])\]\]')
	BAD_NAME_PAT = re.compile(ur'^[A-Z][a-z]?(-[A-Z][a-z]?)?$') # Letter ranges.
	INTERNAL_LINK_PAT = re.compile(ur'[a-z][a-z]:')
	DROP_PART_PAT = re.compile(ur'\(.*\)$')

	def getwiki(name):
	name = name.replace(' ', '_').encode('utf8')
	params = {
	'title': name,
	'action': 'raw',
	}
	url = "%s?%s" % (BASE_URL, urllib.urlencode(params))
	return urllib.urlopen(url).read().decode('utf8')

	def genres_for(page):
	text = getwiki(page)

	# Strip off top and bottom cruft.
	if END_STRING in text:
	text, _ = text.split(END_STRING, 1)
	parts = START_PAT.split(text, 1)
	if len(parts) == 2:
	text = parts[1]

	for line in text.split(u'\n'):
	m = ITEM_PAT.search(line)
	if m:
	name = m.group(1)
	# Filter some non-genre links.
	if name.startswith('Section') or BAD_NAME_PAT.match(name) or \
	INTERNAL_LINK_PAT.match(name):
	continue
	name = DROP_PART_PAT.sub('', name)
	name = name.strip().lower()
	if name:
	yield name

	def getgenres():
	genres = set()
	for page in PAGES:
	genres.update(genres_for(page))
	return genres

	if __name__ == '__main__':
	for genre in sorted(getgenres()):
	print genre.encode('utf8')