jamaican music: mento, calypso, ska, rocksteady, nyahbinghi, roots reggae, dub, dancehall, D.J./toasting.. Jazz: be-bop, gyspy jazz.. (Thelonious Monk) hip-hop, rap, trip hop.. soul (60's, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett etc.).. all kindsa blues throughout different periods; delta blues, rhythm & blues.. funk: 60's, 70's American, Africa--African "highlife" music--(eg Super Negro Bantous, Fela Kuti).. "indie"(a very vague kind of blanket term?).. folk throughout different periods.. contemporary classical.. drum & bass, jungle, dubstep a little.. old punk (i.e. Dead Kennedys, The Clash)..etc.etc.