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Music genres in Icelandic

The list of Icelandic translations of names of music genres, sorted alphabetically according to each genre's English name.

A

  • Afrobeats • Afrobeats
  • alternative rock • jaðarrokk
  • ambient music • Hughrifatónlist

B

  • bluegrass music • Bluegrass
  • blues • blús

C

  • classical music • klassísk tónlist
  • country music • sveitatónlist

D

  • disco • Diskó

E

  • electronic music • raftónlist

F

  • folk music • Þjóðlagatónlist
  • funk • Fönk

G

  • gospel music • Gospeltónlist

H

  • heavy metal music • bárujárn
  • hip-hop • hipp hopp
  • house music • Hústónlist

I

  • indie rock • Indie-rokk

J

  • jazz • djass

K

  • K-pop • Kóreupopp

O

  • opera • ópera

P

  • pop music • popptónlist
  • punk rock • pönk

R

  • reggae • reggí
  • rhythm and blues • Ryþmablús
  • rock music • rokk

S

  • salsa • Salsa
  • soul • Sálartónlist

T

  • techno • Techno

Music genres in Icelandic

Music genres in Icelandic
EnglishIcelandic
AfrobeatsAfrobeats
alternative rockjaðarrokk
ambient musicHughrifatónlist
bluegrass musicBluegrass
bluesblús
classical musicklassísk tónlist
country musicsveitatónlist
discoDiskó
electronic musicraftónlist
folk musicÞjóðlagatónlist
funkFönk
gospel musicGospeltónlist
heavy metal musicbárujárn
hip-hophipp hopp
house musicHústónlist
indie rockIndie-rokk
jazzdjass
K-popKóreupopp
operaópera
pop musicpopptónlist
punk rockpönk
reggaereggí
rhythm and bluesRyþmablús
rock musicrokk
salsaSalsa
soulSálartónlist
technoTechno