Migration Explained

Migration may refer to:

Human migration

Historical migration, an overview
Migration Period, also called Barbarian Invasions, occurring in Europe within the period of roughly AD 300-700
Turkic migration, the migration of Turkic peoples across Asia, Europe and the Middle East between the 6th and 11th centuries
Bantu migration, the migration of speakers of Bantu languages throughout sub-Saharan Africa
Muslim conquests, by which Arabs migrated across Asia, Africa and Europe between 632 and 732
Ostsiedlung, medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germans from modern day Western and Central Germany
Mongol invasions, the great migrations of Mongol and Turkic tribes under Genghis Khan and his descendants during the 13th century
Great Migration (Puritan), the two large migrations of Puritans from England to North America around 1630
Great Serb Migrations, the two large migrations of Serbs in 1692 and 1737 from the Ottoman Empire to the Habsburg Monarchy
Great Migration (African American), the movement of African Americans out of the Southern United States from 1914 to 1950
Transatlantic migrations, the movement of settlers across the Atlantic Ocean to North and South America

Emigration, leaving one's native country to live in another
Immigration, arriving to live in a new country
Chain migration, the mechanism by which foreign nationals are allowed to immigrate due to the acquired citizenship of an adult relative
Forced migration, the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region
Free migration, a belief that people should be able to migrate to whatever country they choose, free of substantial barriers
Illegal immigration, immigration that defies the laws of the arrival country
Mass migrations, the movement of a large group of people from one geographical area to another
Political migration, a migration motivated primarily by political interests
Rural-urban migration, the moving of people from rural areas into cities
Seasonal human migration, common among agricultural workers
The activity of nomads, communities that continually move from one place to another

Most animal migrations involve seasonal movements to an area for breeding.

Microscopic motion of material caused by an external force, distinct from spontaneous diffusion, for example electromigration, in physical chemistry and material science
Cell migration, in biology
Planetary migration, in astronomy
Geophysical migration, in geophysics

Great Migrations (Greyhawk), a concept in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game

Piercing migration, a process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location

All musicians are always trying to make the most authentic and/or original music possible. Although it constantly appears as though music from one place is being linked back to another music that is foreign to the area. It goes along the lines of Conservation of Energy, music never really changes it is just reconfigured and recompiled to create a new form. A great example of migrating music is dance hall and reggae from Jamaica and how it changed into reggaeton for Puerto Rico. “…Reggaeton calls attention to the centrality of black culture and the migration of peoples and ideas in and out of Puerto Rico…”^[1] The immigration was from both Jamaica and Africa. The music moved from one place to another and the new region and culture took in dance hall and reggae and turned it into reggaeton.