what are you people on about.. a 'genre' is just a means to explain to people (simply) the 'direction' of the music...
it's also a benchmark.. as you would know if you're music is 'generic'... (bad)
a genre is a movement... and could be also sub-categorized...
I do not /can not categorize my own music.. when people ask me.. I can only say what my influences are... and what instruments I use...
but if I say I'm influenced by say...Farid El-Atrash... not sure everyone is gonna understand...
but if I say I'm influenced by early Egyptian Arab music... they will have a better clue...
also I if say I'm influenced by any artist... doesn't mean my music is similar to his...
a definition is sometimes required to get the message across...
and after a show... many people have many opinions.. also ...accept the possibility that your set was actually bad..
