Latin freestyle
Latin Freestyle or Miami Freestyle , also just called Freestyle , is an early style of electronic dance music .
The style originated in the early 1980s when the electro of the breakdancing movement was rapidly growing in popularity. From the connection with disco , hip hop and Latin elements, the "freestyle" developed. It is characterized by 110 to 130 beats per minute , 4/4 time, use of a drum computer , syncopation to the bass line , singing with chorus , “intelligent” keyboard compositions, progressive song structure and often strong influences from Latin American music. The popularity of the genre lasted only a relatively short time, the culmination of experienced freestyle in 1984, as the song Let the Music Play by Shannon was represented in the international charts. Nevertheless, freestyle influenced pop music in a significant way in the years that followed.
Although the music genre freestyle stands for free improvisation in dance steps, special dance steps in formation are still popular.
Well-known representatives
- Stevie B
- Shannon ( Let the Music Play )
- Johnny O
- Lil Suzy
- Sweet sensation
- Timmy T
- Alisha
- Jocelyn Enriquez
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miami Freestyle: 13 Best Acts of All Time. Article in the Miami New Times on September 11, 2013, accessed March 26, 2018 .