- Prehistoric music can only be theorized based on findings from paleolithic archaeology sitesThe earliest and largest collection of prehistoric musical instruments was found in China and

dates back to between 7000 and 6600 BC.

Within our group we have selected the favorite genres of music…

R&B : Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American . British rhythm and blues developed in the early 1960s, largely as a response to the recordings of American artists, often brought over by African American servicemen stationed in Britain during the Cold War.

The most famous singers are :

◦ Eminem◦ Rihanna◦ Justin Timberlake

Rock : In the late sixties and early seventies, rock music developed different subgenres, it is mixed with popular music to create folk rock, with blues to create blues-rock and jazz to create the fusion.Rock music (known, often, just as rock) is a musical genre born in the fifties and sixties in the United States and the United Kingdom, which has its origins in the music of previous decades, especially in rock and roll, rhythm and the blues, country, reminiscent of folk music. The sound of rock often revolves around the electric guitar.

The most famous groups and singers are : Avril LavigneGreen Day PinkNirvanaU2

Hip Hop : Hip hop is a cultural movement that began mainly in Latin American and African American communities of the Bronx borough of New York, in 1973.

But one of the most important influences for the culture of music from hip hop is usually called the Jamaican dub music, which started as a subgenre of reggae music in the 1960According to the Association Zulu Nation that the date considered the birth of hip hop would be November 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican immigrant, was one of the most popular DJs in New York during 1972-1976, and played in the Bronx block parties moving quickly from the reggae and the funk, rock and disco, noted that New Yorkers did not like very reggae.

The most famous singers are : Lil WayneSnoop dogBlack milkDiddy.

Pop : In Italy, the fifties, has been popularized, initially around the Festival of San Remo, and with a peak in the early '60s, a kind of pop music derived from traditional Italian melody, which was a great success in the Peninsula from second half of the nineteenth century. Specifically the term pop music was born in Italy to define the Italian pop music. In the peninsula, the first British invasion of the early sixties, the term British pop music to define this type of music was virtually unknown to most, and was absorbed after the fame acquired by groups across the Channel.

The most famous singers are: AdeleBruno MarsLady Gaga Katy PerryRihanna.