The Subgenropedia Alex Neill

ኢትዮ-ጃዝ (Ethio-Jazz) (n.) [i θiˈoʊ jaz ]: It has been written that the word Tizita (ትዝታ) in Amharic, directly translated as Memory, has three related meanings. This Ethiopian word can mean, one; the act of memory or its associations with nostalgia, two; the tizita scale of Ethiopian music, and three; the combination of the two in songs reflecting on memories whilst playing in the tizita scale like the one you are hearing now.  As musical scale and popular song form, an actual Tizita song has the ability to capture the complex ways in which memory conveys both collective and individual experience; as a mode of music Tizita reminds us that memory always depends on a structuring principle if it is to be communicated and shared with others. But you might be wondering what do we define Tizita and similar scales as a musical category? Welcome to the Subgenropedia, this is the multi-tonal, deeply reflective sounds better known as Ethio-Jazz.For more of the Subgenropedia and other genres check out the Spotify Playlist with some more of my favorite picks for each sub-genre!Also Check out: Yèkèrmo Sèw (A Man of Experience and Wisdom)- Mulatu Atatke Support 90.3 KRNU and the amazing work I have been able to produce through them with the KRNU Excellence Fund

 ケルトの日本語 (Celtic Japanese) (n.) [kɛl tɪk dʒæp əˈniz]: Two of the most distinct cultures in this world are the beautiful, ancient styles of the Japanese and the Gaelic traditions of the Irish. Yet in this crazy world they both have ties that break their geological barriers and in the subgenropedia, the wild bagpipe-filled jigs accompanied by the distinctive Japanese language are what make up the amazing subgenre that is Celtic Japanese Music.

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CowPunk (n.) [kaʊ pʌŋk]: This classification of music has gone by multiple names and that makes it hard to define because of it’s precursors, influences, and the genres that sparked from this twisting of two of the world most popular umbrella genres. This is the world of the twangy, angsty sounds of paradoxical, intertwining, silly humor, rebelling themes of the curious subgenre that has also been referred to by fans, critics, and musicians alike with names as broad as Americana, alternative country, insurgent country or as funny sounding as twangcore, honky skronk punkgrass, thrashgrass and others. This is the embodiment of country music’s deepest mannerisms and the purest expressions of punk music that is CowPunk.For more of the Subgenropedia and other genres check out the Spotify Playlist with some more of my favorite picks for each sub-genre!Support 90.3 KRNU and the amazing work I have been able to produce through them with the KRNU Excellence Fund

French Canadian Country (n.) [fren-tʃ kəˈn-eɪ-di-ən kʌn-tri]: Early Country music famously known from Nashville and the likes of other southern states, has many thanks to give to the Celtic Norman Immigrants of Northern France, the Irish-Scottish Celtic regions concentrated in Canadas Atlantic Costal Provinces, and the Western Canadian and Western US settlers and pioneers. This French spoken, twangy sounding, acadian inspired genre has so many artists that fly under the radar of mainstream country singers that it has to be a favorite on the SubgenropediaFor more of the Subgenropedia and other genres check out the Spotify Playlist with some more of my favorite picks for each sub-genre!

Gospel Disco (n.) [ɡɑs-p(ə)l dɪs-koʊ]: A combination of two seemingly opposite genres of music, Gospel Disco strives to bring together the rhythm and beats of late 1970s nightclub disco and the soulful, spiritually inspired lyrics and gospel. The revitalization of the subgenre led by Greg Belson in 2016 shows that the Lord is still moving with the music and can still bring the cultures of the clubs from Saturday nights to the pews of Sunday mornings together.For more of the Subgenropedia and other genres check out the Spotify Playlist with some more of my favorite picks for each sub-genre!

ⵜⵉⵛⵓⵎⴰⵔⴻⵏ (Tishoumaren) (n.) [tɪʃ-oʊ-mɛr-ɪn]: Also known as the Desert Blues, Tishoumaren is rooted in the the Kel Tamesheq people of ancient Northern Africa, or the Tuareq Nomads' ancient musical traditions. It seeks to educe images of the seemingly infinite expanse of the Saharan horizon, the shifting sand dunes, and the rolling rhythm of camel caravans. While the desert blues draws inspiration from the same ancient African wellspring that birthed the sounds and rhythms of the American Blues, the Tuareg style has developed into its own distinct and independent strain. In the 1970s, political turmoil and displacement prompted Tuareg youth to pick up electric guitars, blend their traditional sounds with Western rock, reggae, and psychedelic music, and create a new sound known as Tishoumaren.For more of the Subgenropedia and other genres check out the Spotify Playlist with some more of my favorite picks for each sub-genre!