# BeatGrove

> BeatGrove is an interactive 3D music map for discovering musical genres, local scenes and artists through musical families and geographical context.

Public genre and artist catalogues can be browsed without an account, including on phones. The interactive 3D map and artist sampler are designed for desktop and tablet. On phones, BeatGrove offers music discovery, genre browsing and an artist player.

Geographical anchors describe scenes, traditions or documented origins, not every artist's birthplace. Artist lists reflect BeatGrove's current catalogue and are not exhaustive; follow the pagination links to browse all listed artists.

## Explore

- [Music map](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/): Explore genres and artists on the interactive 3D map.
- [Genre and artist catalogues](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/genres): Browse musical families, their genres and paginated artist lists.
- [Music scenes by country](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/countries): Find genres associated with countries, then follow links to artists.
- [About BeatGrove](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/about): Project purpose, data sources, geographical methodology and limitations.
- [Sources and methodology](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/about#methodology): Read how catalogue sources are combined and how geographical anchors should be interpreted.
- [Artist listening routes](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/artists): Ten editorial starting points, with recordings, musical connections and sources; not a ranking or an exhaustive artist directory.

## Listening routes

- [Afrobeat](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/genres/afrobeat): Follow the Lagos partnership of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen.
- [Ethio-jazz](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/genres/ethio-jazz): Compare Mulatu Astatke's studio work with Hailu Mergia's ensembles.
- [Music scenes in Brazil](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/countries/br): One route through Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes and Tropicália.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://beatgrove.solarcruisers.eu/sitemap.xml): Current public page inventory.