Musicmap is a powerful, beautifully designed tool for anyone who wants to understand, explore, and connect the vast landscape of popular music. It’s especially useful for music lovers, educators, researchers or anyone curious about how music evolved over time.
The project is based on more than seven years of research, drawing from over 200 sources. Its creator, Kwinten Crauwels, aimed to strike a balance between accuracy, clarity, and accessibility — so the map is detailed, but still easy to navigate.
How it works
- The map (called the “Carta”) is a 2D diagram: the vertical axis represents time (from past to present), and the horizontal axis groups “super-genres” (broad families of music).
- Genres are color-coded by their super-genres, and there are different types of links:
- Parent links (showing where a genre comes from),
- Influence links (how genres affect each other),
- “Anti-links” (genres pushing back or reacting against others).
When you click on a genre, a panel appears with:
- Its name (and any synonyms)
- Approximate year of origin
- Which super-genre it belongs to (or if it's a hybrid)
- A brief description (historical, social, musical)
- A playlist of example songs (usually 9–12) from different artists, helping you explore what that genre actually sounds like.
- A connectivity bar with other useful links or tools.
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