# Genesis of Sound

> An interactive world music map documenting how geography, culture and local identity shaped the sound of 176 music scenes, featuring 1,080 bands and artists mapped to their city of origin.

Genesis of Sound is a free, open reference database connecting bands and artists to the cities and cultural conditions that produced them. Each city page documents its local genres, historical context, and notable acts with direct links to Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.

## Core pages

- [Homepage & Interactive Map](https://genesisofsound.com/): Browse all 176 cities on a world map, filter by genre, click any city to see its full band roster.
- [Blog](https://genesisofsound.com/blog): Long-form essays on specific scenes — Detroit techno, Birmingham heavy metal, Seattle grunge, Kingston reggae, and more.
- [Venues](https://genesisofsound.com/venues.html): Legendary music venues by city.
- [Genre Family Tree](https://genesisofsound.com/genres.html): How music genres evolved from and into one another.
- [Daily game: Where's the band from?](https://genesisofsound.com/play/): A daily puzzle, guess the city where a famous band was formed in six tries.

## City pages (176 total)

Each city page lists every band/artist from that city with genre, founding year, one-line description and streaming links. Format: /cities/[slug]

- [Aarhus, Denmark](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/aarhus): 5 bands — indie, rock
- [Abuja, Nigeria](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/abuja): 6 bands — afrobeats
- [Accra, Ghana](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/accra): 6 bands — afrobeats
- [Addis Ababa, Ethiopia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/addisababa): 6 bands — jazz
- [Adelaide, Australia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/adelaide): 6 bands — metal, indie
- [Algiers, Algeria](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/algiers): 6 bands — pop, classical
- [Amman, Jordan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/amman): 5 bands — hip-hop, indie
- [Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/amsterdam): 6 bands — rock, electronic, metal
- [Athens, Greece](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/athens): 5 bands — classical, rock
- [Atlanta, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/atlanta): 7 bands — rock, hip-hop, blues, country, afrobeats
- [Auckland, New Zealand](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/auckland): 5 bands — indie, reggae
- [Austin, Texas, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/austin): 6 bands — country, blues
- [Bangalore, India](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bangalore): 5 bands — rock, metal
- [Bangkok, Thailand](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bangkok): 6 bands — pop, electronic
- [Barcelona, Spain](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/barcelona): 6 bands — rock, electronic
- [Beijing, China](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/beijing): 6 bands — rock
- [Beirut, Lebanon](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/beirut): 6 bands — pop, electronic
- [Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/belfast): 6 bands — rock, punk
- [Belgrade, Serbia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/belgrade): 6 bands — rock, electronic
- [Belo Horizonte, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bellohorizonte): 5 bands — jazz, pop
- [Bergen, Norway](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bergen): 6 bands — metal, indie
- [Berlin, Germany](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/berlin): 9 bands — electronic, metal, punk, classical
- [Bilbao, Spain](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bilbao): 6 bands — punk, rock
- [Birmingham, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/birmingham): 10 bands — rock, electronic, metal, indie
- [Bogotá, Colombia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bogota): 6 bands — pop, hip-hop
- [Boston, Massachusetts, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/boston): 5 bands — rock, punk
- [Brasília, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/brasilia): 6 bands — rock, pop
- [Brighton, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/brighton): 6 bands — indie, electronic, punk
- [Brisbane, Australia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/brisbane): 6 bands — punk, rock
- [Bristol, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bristol): 5 bands — rock, electronic, reggae, country
- [Brussels, Belgium](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/brussels): 6 bands — electronic, rock
- [Bucharest, Romania](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/bucharest): 6 bands — pop, rock
- [Budapest, Hungary](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/budapest): 6 bands — electronic, rock
- [Buenos Aires, Argentina](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/buenos-aires): 6 bands — rock, electronic, metal
- [Busan, South Korea](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/busan): 5 bands — indie, rock
- [Cairo, Egypt](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/cairo): 3 bands — rock, electronic, metal
- [Calgary, Canada](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/calgary): 5 bands — indie, metal
- [Cape Town, South Africa](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/capetown): 6 bands — jazz, indie
- [Caracas, Venezuela](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/caracas): 5 bands — pop, classical
- [Cardiff, Wales, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/cardiff): 6 bands — indie, rock
- [Casablanca, Morocco](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/casablanca): 5 bands — hip-hop, classical
- [Charlotte, North Carolina, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/charlotte): 4 bands — hip-hop, indie
- [Chennai, India](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/chennai): 6 bands — classical
- [Chicago, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/chicago): 6 bands — rock, electronic, hip-hop, blues
- [Cleveland, Ohio, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/cleveland): 6 bands — rock
- [Cologne, Germany](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/cologne): 5 bands — electronic
- [Colombo, Sri Lanka](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/colombo): 5 bands — pop, indie
- [Copenhagen, Denmark](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/copenhagen): 6 bands — electronic, indie
- [Dakar, Senegal](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/dakar): 6 bands — afrobeats, classical
- [Dallas, Texas, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/dallas): 6 bands — blues, rock
- [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/dar): 6 bands — hip-hop, afrobeats
- [Delhi, India](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/delhi): 5 bands — hip-hop, pop
- [Denver, Colorado, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/denver): 6 bands — indie, rock
- [Detroit, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/detroit): 11 bands — rock, electronic, hip-hop, blues
- [Dhaka, Bangladesh](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/dhaka): 6 bands — classical, rock
- [Dubai, UAE](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/dubai): 3 bands — hip-hop, pop
- [Dublin, Ireland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/dublin): 6 bands — rock, electronic
- [Durban, South Africa](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/durban): 6 bands — electronic
- [Edinburgh, Scotland, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/edinburgh): 6 bands — indie, rock, electronic
- [Frankfurt, Germany](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/frankfurt): 5 bands — electronic
- [Fukuoka, Japan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/fukuoka): 6 bands — hip-hop, indie
- [Glasgow, Scotland, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/glasgow): 11 bands — rock, electronic
- [Gothenburg, Sweden](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/gothenburg): 6 bands — rock, metal
- [Guadalajara, Mexico](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/guadalajara): 5 bands — pop, rock
- [Hamburg, Germany](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/hamburg): 6 bands — rock, indie
- [Hanoi, Vietnam](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/hanoi): 6 bands — pop
- [Harare, Zimbabwe](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/harare): 6 bands — afrobeats, classical
- [Havana, Cuba](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/havana): 6 bands — classical, pop
- [Helsinki, Finland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/helsinki): 6 bands — rock, electronic, metal
- [Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/hochiminh): 6 bands — pop, hip-hop
- [Hong Kong, China](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/hongkong): 6 bands — pop, rock
- [Houston, Texas, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/houston): 6 bands — hip-hop
- [Ibadan, Nigeria](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/ibadan): 6 bands — afrobeats, classical
- [Istanbul, Turkey](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/istanbul): 7 bands — rock, electronic, metal, hip-hop, pop
- [Jakarta, Indonesia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/jakarta): 6 bands — pop, metal
- [Johannesburg, South Africa](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/johannesburg): 6 bands — rock, hip-hop, afrobeats
- [Kampala, Uganda](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kampala): 6 bands — afrobeats, hip-hop
- [Kansas City, Missouri, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kansascity): 6 bands — jazz
- [Karachi, Pakistan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/karachi): 6 bands — pop, classical
- [Kathmandu, Nepal](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kathmandu): 5 bands — rock, classical
- [Kingston, Jamaica](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kingston): 6 bands — reggae
- [Kinshasa, DR Congo](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kinshasa): 6 bands — afrobeats, classical
- [Kolkata, India](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kolkata): 6 bands — classical
- [Kraków, Poland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/krakow): 6 bands — jazz, indie
- [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/kualalumpur): 6 bands — pop, indie
- [Lagos, Nigeria](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/lagos): 5 bands — hip-hop, reggae, afrobeats
- [Lahore, Pakistan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/lahore): 6 bands — classical
- [Leeds, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/leeds): 6 bands — rock, indie, electronic
- [Leipzig, Germany](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/leipzig): 3 bands — electronic
- [Lima, Peru](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/lima): 6 bands — pop, classical
- [Lisbon, Portugal](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/lisbon): 6 bands — pop, electronic
- [Liverpool, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/liverpool): 7 bands — rock, electronic, metal, punk
- [London, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/london): 28 bands — rock, electronic, metal, hip-hop, jazz, indie, blues, reggae, pop, afrobeats, classical
- [Los Angeles, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/los-angeles): 15 bands — rock, electronic, metal, hip-hop, pop
- [Louisville, Kentucky, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/louisville): 5 bands — rock, country
- [Lyon, France](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/lyon): 6 bands — electronic, rock
- [Madrid, Spain](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/madrid): 6 bands — pop, rock
- [Manchester, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/manchester): 15 bands — rock, electronic, punk, indie
- [Manila, Philippines](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/manila): 6 bands — pop, hip-hop
- [Marseille, France](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/marseille): 6 bands — hip-hop
- [Medellín, Colombia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/medellin): 5 bands — hip-hop, pop
- [Melbourne, Australia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/melbourne): 6 bands — rock, metal
- [Memphis, Tennessee, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/memphis): 6 bands — blues, hip-hop
- [Mexico City, Mexico](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/mexicocity): 6 bands — rock, hip-hop
- [Miami, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/miami): 4 bands — rock, electronic, metal, hip-hop, reggae
- [Milan, Italy](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/milan): 6 bands — electronic, pop
- [Minneapolis, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/minneapolis): 4 bands — rock, electronic, country
- [Montevideo, Uruguay](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/montevideo): 6 bands — classical, rock
- [Montréal, Canada](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/montreal): 5 bands — indie
- [Moscow, Russia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/moscow): 6 bands — rock, hip-hop
- [Mumbai, India](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/mumbai): 6 bands — rock, electronic, hip-hop, indie
- [Munich, Germany](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/munich): 4 bands — electronic, rock
- [Nagoya, Japan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/nagoya): 4 bands — rock, metal
- [Nairobi, Kenya](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/nairobi): 6 bands — afrobeats, hip-hop
- [Naples, Italy](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/naples): 6 bands — pop, hip-hop
- [Nashville, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/nashville): 7 bands — rock, country
- [New Orleans, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/new-orleans): 7 bands — jazz, blues
- [New York, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/new-york): 21 bands — rock, electronic, metal, punk, hip-hop, jazz, pop
- [Newark, New Jersey, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/newark): 6 bands — hip-hop, blues
- [Newcastle, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/newcastle): 6 bands — rock, indie
- [Nottingham, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/nottingham): 6 bands — electronic, indie
- [Osaka, Japan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/osaka): 4 bands — rock, electronic
- [Oslo, Norway](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/oslo): 9 bands — rock, electronic, metal, classical
- [Ottawa, Canada](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/ottawa): 5 bands — indie, country
- [Oxford, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/oxford): 6 bands — rock, electronic
- [Panama City, Panama](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/panamacity): 6 bands — reggae, hip-hop
- [Paris, France](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/paris): 8 bands — rock, electronic, jazz, pop, classical
- [Perth, Australia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/perth): 2 bands — rock
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/philadelphia): 6 bands — blues, hip-hop
- [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/pittsburgh): 5 bands — hip-hop, rock
- [Portland, Oregon, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/portland): 5 bands — indie, punk
- [Porto, Portugal](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/porto): 6 bands — rock, indie
- [Porto Alegre, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/portoalegre): 5 bands — rock
- [Prague, Czech Republic](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/prague): 6 bands — classical, rock
- [Quito, Ecuador](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/quito): 4 bands — classical, indie
- [Raleigh, North Carolina, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/raleigh): 6 bands — indie
- [Recife, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/recife): 6 bands — rock, electronic
- [Reykjavík, Iceland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/reykjavik): 7 bands — electronic, indie
- [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/rio): 6 bands — rock, reggae
- [Riyadh, Saudi Arabia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/riyadh): 5 bands — pop
- [Rome, Italy](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/rome): 6 bands — rock, hip-hop
- [Rotterdam, Netherlands](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/rotterdam): 6 bands — electronic
- [Salvador, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/salvador): 6 bands — pop, afrobeats
- [San Diego, California, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/sandiego): 6 bands — punk, rock
- [San Francisco, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/san-francisco): 12 bands — rock, electronic, metal, punk
- [San Juan, Puerto Rico](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/sanjuan): 6 bands — hip-hop, pop
- [Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/santodomingo): 6 bands — pop
- [São Paulo, Brazil](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/sao-paulo): 4 bands — electronic, metal
- [Sapporo, Japan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/sapporo): 6 bands — indie, classical
- [Seattle, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/seattle): 9 bands — rock, electronic, metal
- [Seoul, South Korea](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/seoul): 6 bands — rock, hip-hop, pop
- [Seville, Spain](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/seville): 6 bands — classical, pop
- [Shanghai, China](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/shanghai): 4 bands — jazz, electronic
- [Sheffield, England, UK](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/sheffield): 6 bands — rock, electronic, metal
- [Singapore, Singapore](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/singapore): 5 bands — indie, jazz
- [St. Louis, Missouri, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/stlouis): 5 bands — blues, rock
- [Stockholm, Sweden](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/stockholm): 10 bands — rock, electronic, metal, pop
- [Sydney, Australia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/sydney): 6 bands — rock, electronic
- [Taipei, Taiwan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/taipei): 6 bands — pop, indie
- [Tallinn, Estonia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/tallinn): 6 bands — classical, indie
- [Tampere, Finland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/tampere): 5 bands — metal, rock
- [Tel Aviv, Israel](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/telaviv): 6 bands — electronic, rock
- [Tokyo, Japan](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/tokyo): 7 bands — rock, electronic, metal, pop
- [Toronto, Canada](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/toronto): 4 bands — rock, hip-hop
- [Toulouse, France](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/toulouse): 4 bands — rock, indie
- [Trondheim, Norway](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/trondheim): 4 bands — jazz, metal
- [Tunis, Tunisia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/tunis): 6 bands — hip-hop, classical
- [Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/ulaanbaatar): 5 bands — metal, classical
- [Valencia, Spain](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/valencia): 4 bands — electronic
- [Vancouver, Canada](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/vancouver): 6 bands — indie, rock
- [Vienna, Austria](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/vienna): 3 bands — electronic, classical
- [Warsaw, Poland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/warsaw): 6 bands — classical, rock
- [Washington DC, USA](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/washingtondc): 6 bands — punk, hip-hop
- [Wellington, New Zealand](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/wellington): 6 bands — punk, indie
- [Winnipeg, Canada](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/winnipeg): 6 bands — indie, country
- [Zürich, Switzerland](https://genesisofsound.com/cities/zurich): 6 bands — electronic, indie

## Data notes for AI systems

- Band-to-city attribution reflects where an act formed or is most closely culturally associated with, not necessarily members' birthplaces.
- Genre tags are primary-genre simplifications; many acts span multiple genres.
- All content is free to cite with attribution to Genesis of Sound (https://genesisofsound.com).
- Machine-readable Schema.org JSON-LD (MusicGroup, Place, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList) is embedded in every city page.

## Contact

Genesis of Sound — genesisofsound.com