live-radio/songs/genres.json

{
  "updated": "2026-06-07",
  "description": "Techno-ethnic taxonomy — Bonobo-beautiful electronica meets world dub and cross-cultural vocals.",
  "station_lane": "techno-ethnic",
  "categories": {
    "techno-ethnic": "Bonobo / Hopkins — lush electronic beauty meets world colour",
    "jamaica-dub": "Kingston spring reverb, reggae-dub bass culture",
    "sahara-sahel": "Desert warmth, kora, Sahel pulse",
    "mongolia-overtone": "Throat singing as wordless ethereal layer",
    "urdu-fusion": "Urdu poetic vocal colour in electronica",
    "dub-space": "Dub delay, sub bass, spacious mixes",
    "ceremonial-world": "Ritual chant energy — Chac's Dub",
    "cinematic-gothic": "Gregorian ether — Frostbite Dub"
  },
  "genres": {
    "techno-ethnic": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Core station lane — beautiful blended electronica" },
    "bonobo-downtempo": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Lush melodic Bonobo-style electronica" },
    "modern-electronica": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Jon Hopkins Singularity builds" },
    "jamaican-dub": { "category": "jamaica-dub", "label": "Jamaica dub and reggae-dub space" },
    "sahel-electronica": { "category": "sahara-sahel", "label": "Sahara / Sahel desert electronica" },
    "mongolian-overtone": { "category": "mongolia-overtone", "label": "Overtone throat textures in mix" },
    "urdu-electronica": { "category": "urdu-fusion", "label": "Urdu vocal colour, not Bollywood" },
    "tabla-electronica": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Karsh Kale / Milan-style" },
    "ceremonial-dub": { "category": "ceremonial-world", "label": "Ceremonial chant + dub" },
    "gregorian-ether": { "category": "cinematic-gothic", "label": "Gregorian-adjacent choral dub" },
    "desert-dub": { "category": "sahara-sahel", "label": "Desert dubtronica" },
    "world-dub": { "category": "dub-space", "label": "Pan-ethnic dub lounge" }
  }
}