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Do you tend to like music in particular genres, or are your tastes all over the place? What are your most and least favorite musical genres?
As I grow older, I've certaintly noticed that my musical taste has been governed more by what I think is a 'good music' if I like the melody or lyrics no matter what type of genre it is. While when I was younger, I listened to the type of music that was more popular among the masses. I listened to pop and mainly stayed within that and R&B. I never really listened to rock or any alternative stuff like Panic at the Disco or Paramore or Salsa or Classical because black kids will look at me as a black girl--although I'm half Latin American-- and look at me strangely if I were listening to that type of music. Now, I don't really care, I listen to what I want to.
I don't really like to delve into genres because I can't really correctly name a song and place it into a genre when some parts of it belong to some other genre... I wouldn't know what to call it. Does that make sense? Anyway, I'll just name some of the artists I like and hopefully you'll get an idea of the "genres".
I like Rakim y Ken-Y--I guess that would automatically be Reggaetón. Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, John Legend--some of the stuff that's considered R&B. I like Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert... most all classical but I definitely like Scott Joplin and Ragtime. I like the music termed "Latin music" or Salsa and Merengue (I like how sometimes music is called Salsa or Merengue when it's clearly a Bachata or Reggaetón...moving on...)--usually Ruben Blades, Juanes, Aventura, Shakira. And then there's Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Meg and Dia. So, basically, I'll just listen to a song and, if I like it, continue listening to it regardless of the genre.
I like a lot more music than those mentioned above, those are just a few of my favorite types. Oh yeah, I absolutely WON'T listen to country... the music could be well done but it's just not my thing.
