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  2. Rumba - Wikipedia

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    However, musicologists agree that rumba flamenca does not truly derive from Cuban rumba, but from guaracha, a fast-paced music style from Havana. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Apart from rumba flamenca, other syncretic styles of Afro-Cuban origin have been named "rumba" throughout the Iberian peninsula, outside of the context of flamenco (where the term cantes ...

  3. Chopper (rap) - Wikipedia

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    The word "chopper" was first used in street and hip hop slang to refer to an automatic firearm. The word has also been used as an informal word for helicopter. The linkage to automatic firearms and helicopters are the rapid "tat-tat-tat" sound they make. This may have an analogous relation to fast-paced rap.

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A fast, lively, or increased tempo, or played or done in such a tempo; [17] it is also an umbrella term for a quick-paced electronic music style ut ( Fr. ) First note of the series ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, in fixed-do solmization

  5. List of styles of music: A–F - Wikipedia

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    Bebop – a fast-paced style of jazz popular in the 1940s and 1950s that replaced the dance-oriented swing music; known for its complex chord progressions, instrumental virtuosity, and the predominant role of the rhythm section. Beguine/Biguine – a style from French territory in the Caribbean, Martinique island and precursor of jazz.

  6. List of styles of music: G–M - Wikipedia

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    Kantrum – fast-paced Khmer-Thai folk music. Kargyraa – deep, growling style of Tuvan throat singing. Kaseko – Surinamese music that fuses African, European, and American styles. Kachāshī – fast-paced Ryukyuan festive folk music. Kawachi ondo – Japanese folk music from the Osaka region. Kawaii metal – fusion of heavy metal and J-pop.

  7. List of jazz genres - Wikipedia

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    Bebop or bop is a style of jazz characterized by a fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure and occasional references to the melody. 1940s -> Big band: Big band is a type of musical ensemble, in essence a jazz orchestra, that typically consists of at least ten musicians and four sections.

  8. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    In strict tempo at a marching pace (e.g. 120 BPM) Allargando: broadening: Slowing down and broadening; becoming more stately and majestic, possibly louder Allegro: joyful; lively and fast: Joyful; moderately fast tempo Allegretto: a little bit joyful: Slightly less joyful than allegro (so slightly slower tempo) Andante: walking

  9. Punk rock - Wikipedia

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    They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down instrumentation. Lyricism in punk typically revolves around anti-establishment and anti-authoritarian themes. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent labels.