Template:MuGlobe/genre

This is the published first-pass outline for Genre articles on MuGlobe.com, extrapolated from Ed's Country template at his request on October 17, 2026.

Required sections must contain substantive text. Optional sections may be omitted; when included they must contain substantive text. Keep sections in the listed order. Subheadings are allowed within each section. Cite sources and use representative musical examples where available.

• Summary: Introduce the genre and its recognizable musical identity.
• Contemporary and trending: Describe its present musical life and recent developments; acknowledge limited or revival activity where appropriate.
• History: Explain origins, development and influences without inventing a single birthplace or date when these are uncertain.
• Musical characteristics: Describe rhythm, instruments, singing, form or dance in approachable language.
• Geography and communities: Distinguish origin, later adoption and diaspora scenes, linking countries and regions.
• Artists: Introduce representative musicians and groups and examples of their music.
• Related genres (optional): Explain useful connections and distinctions.

These are editable editorial guidelines. Existing articles retain their recorded template version until deliberately migrated.

• Hotspot mushrooms: The final section represents inferred musical landscapes, not a catalogue of cited cities. Its seven-column editable table contains ID, Location, Latitude, Longitude, Radius (km), Strength and Notes. Begin with regional understanding, synthesize varied perspectives and lived knowledge, then choose the fewest useful broad fields. Nearby strong cities generally indicate a connected heartland including intervening communities. Sources are not a field or a per-row publication gate.

The retained article bibliography can support the broader narrative. Radius marks the zero edge of a linear fade; review the entire regional field rather than only its center. Coordinates remain manually authored and the compiler remains deterministic.

Representative performances supplies the editable genre playlist. Each row contains artist, title, canonical YouTube embedded player URL and explanatory notes. Native citations document the recording and its relevance. Explicit compilation publishes validated entries to the globe; ordinary edits never regenerate map assets.