Hip Hop is a no brainer finalist in the H of Musical Genres. House and happy hardcore also make it to the winners podium and Heavy Metal is there trying to steal the gold medal from their clutches as it spits in their face.
Habanera – African-American style based on Cuban contredanza
Halling – Norwegian and Swedish folk music made to accompany the dance of the same name
Hambo – Swedish folk music made to accompany the dance of the same name
Hamburger Schule – style of alternative rock based in Hamburg, Germany
Happy hardcore – incredibly fast, upbeat, and optimistic style of hardcore techno
Haqibah – Sudanese a capella music
Hardcore hip hop – aggressive and confrontational form of hip hop
Hardcore punk – heavy metal-informed style of punk
Hardcore techno – style of techno known for distorted, industrial-esque beats
Hard bop – style of bebop informed by gospel, R&B and blues
Hard house – fusion of hardstyle and house music
Hard rock – Loud, bluesy, distorted, and technically proficient form of rock
Hardstep – gritty, heavy style of drum & bass
Hardstyle – intense, heavy style of EDM known for its heavy kick-drums and reversed basslines
Hard trance – heavy, reverberating style of trance music
Harmonica blues – blues music that utilizes the Richter-tuned harmonica
Hasapiko – Greek folk dance music, originating in Constantinople
Hát tu?ng (Hát bôi) – Vietnamese opera
Heartland rock – style of rock known for its minimalism, straightforwardness, and concern with the American working class
Heavy metal – technically proficient, fast-paced, aggressive form of hard rock
Hi-NRG – uptempo, fast-paced style of EDM known for a reverberating, four-on-the-floor rhythm
Highlife – Ghanan style that married traditional African forms with Western pop
Hiplife – fusion of highlife and hip hop
Hip hop – combination of funk, poetry and innovative DJ techniques, particularly sampling of pre-recorded material
Hip house – fusion of hip hop and house music
Hindustani classical – Northern Indian classical music
Hiragasy – style of music and dance performed by troupes of relatives for day-long periods by the Merina people of Madagascar
Honky-tonk – crisp, clean form of country
Honkyoku – religious music performed by Japanese Zen Buddhists
Hora lunga – improvisational Romani folk music
Hornpipe – music played to accompany the British naval dance of the same name
Horrorcore – hip hop known for dark, horror-inspired lyrics
Horror punk – punk that is lyrically inspired by 1950s horror B-movies, often in an ironic way
House – a relaxed, disco-informed style of EDM
Huayño – Peruvian folk music
Hula – Hawaiian folk music made to accompany the dance of the same name
Humppa – Finnish jazz style
Hunguhungu – folk music performed by Garifuna women
Hyangak – Korean court music from the Three Kingdoms period
Hymn – any religious song
Hyphy – fast-paced style of hip hop from the San Francisco Bay Area
