Genres
Pick a few genres or describe your taste — we'll curate the DJs and cities that fit.
Scenes that share DNA:House 82%Hip-Hop 53%Techno 43%Amapiano 29%
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The family tree
How the sounds are related
Every genre came from somewhere. Disco gave us house; house crossed the lake to Detroit and became techno; UK breakbeats turned into jungle and drum & bass; house travelled to South Africa and became amapiano. Tap or hover a genre to trace its roots and what it spawned.
Roots (soul · funk · disco)House lineageTechno lineageBreaks & bassHip-hop & R&B· solid = a genre we track (click it) · faded = historical influence · hover to trace roots
Tap a genre to see where it came from and what it spawned. Oldest on the left, newest on the right — drag the chart sideways to see them all.
Sources
- House music — Wikipedia
- Techno — Wikipedia
- Drum and bass — Wikipedia
- UK garage — Wikipedia
- Amapiano — Wikipedia
Lineage is a living debate — these are the widely-documented descents, not a rigid taxonomy.
