WorldMusic

South America

44 genres · 43 relations

Family tree

Derivation, modernization and influence relationships between genres originating in this region, shown as a nested list.

Guatemalan Marimba1700–
Maracatu1700–
Son Jarocho1700–
Candombe1800–
- Milonga1870–
  - Tango1880–(also from Candombe)
Candomblé Music1820–
Chacarera1850–
Mariachi1850–
Choro1870–
Norteño1880–
Vallenato1880–
- Colombian Reggaetón2009–
Banda Sinaloense1885–
Baião1900–
Chamamé1900–
Murga Uruguaya1900–
Frevo1907–
Ranchera1920–
Mexican Bolero1925–
Cuarteto Cordobés1943–
Nueva Canción1960–
- Chilean Rock1979–
  - Chilean Nueva Ola1962–
Chilean Cumbia1962–
Misa Criolla / Latin American Folk Mass1964–
Peruvian Rock1964–
Tropicália1967–
Peruvian Chicha1968–
Pagode1978–
- Samba1910–(also from Candomblé Music, Choro)
  - Bossa Nova1958–(also from Choro)
  - Música Popular Brasileira1966–(also from Bossa Nova)
  - Funk Carioca1989–
Tecnobrega1998–
Sertanejo Universitário2005–
- Sertanejo1920–
Guaracha (Electronica)2012–
- Cumbia1850–
  - Colombian Rock1980–(also from Vallenato)
RKT2018–
- Cumbia Villera1998–
Piseiro2019–
- Forró1940–

Network diagram (supplementary)

Legend

lineage (derived / modernized / regional)influencesibling / fused

Relationships between genres originating in South America (all edge types included).

Genres from this region

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