On Wed, 2 Jul 1997, Christopher Fahey wrote:
quoted 3 lines KaisrSolze@aol.com wrote:> KaisrSolze@aol.com wrote:
> > #) I feel really stupid, but could someone give a concise and clear
> > definition of "breakbeat?"
My definition is a that a "breakbeat" is a certain shuffling 4/4 funk
rhythm that appears to originate in the first few drum-solo measures of
James Brown's "Funky Drummer" (this has been sampled a lot). This beat is
also in late 60s Booker T records and in Cymande's "The Message" (70?)
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