#Fusion6Music – to celebrate the 6 Music Prom, help us mix up the genres this Sunday

Fusion. It's a funny old word and many music fans run a mile at the thought of musical fusion, but hey slow down musos! It’s fine! Fusion is better than you think!

In fact, the chances are you’re already more of a fusion fan than you might think. ‘Fusion’ is classified as a musical genre that combines two or more genres. The biggest one of these is something you’ll undoubtedly be familiar with - rock n’ roll - a fusion of blues, gospel and country.

Perhaps the best example of current musical fusion happens next week at the Royal Albert Hall, when Mary Anne Hobbs presents an evening exploring the borderlands of classical music that incorporates electronic, drone and ambient sounds. You can catch the whole thing live on the 6 Music website and on Red Button at 22:15, Wednesday 5th August.

But what should be on Sunday’s Now Playing fusion playlist? Well you could start with a suggestion from 6 Music Prom headliners A Winged Victory For The Sullen. Or perhaps something from other fused genres, like Folktronica (The Beta Band, Momus, Four Tet), Psychobilly (Rocket From The Crypt, Nashville Pussy), or Dance-Punk (Devo, LCD Soundsystem).

Whether it be the best examples of Moombahton or Hong Kong English Pop, you pick the music, so get your fusion-inspired suggestions to Tom via the hashtag #Fusion6Music to help create a playlist. Comment on the Now Playing Facebook page, here on the blog, email nowplaying@bbc.co.uk or drag tracks onto our Spotify and Rdio playlists.