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I'd say all the popular genres are descended from the same musical tree, from baroque to classical to romantic to modern. Americana is probably barely a century

I'd say all the popular genres are descended from the same musical tree, from baroque to classical to romantic to modern. Americana is probably barely a century old, and is just another branch on that trunk. Eastern folk music is a different plant. African drum music as well, but is a hybrid that has integrated itself into the modern music structure.

danans 1y ago
> Americana is probably barely a century old, and is just another branch on that trunk. It's arguably a branch with connections back to at least two trees, African being one and European being the other.