MUNM 287 Lecture 17: Test 5 Study Guide
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A highly produced and polished soul from the early 1970s that emphasized lush string and horn arrangements and smooth vocal harmonies. The philadelphia-based label headed by producers kenny gamble and leon huff. Dance oriented pop that incorporates synthesizers, drum machines, and lush orchestrations that emerged in the late 1970s. The more primal evolution of r&b and soul that emerged in the early 1970s whose most important characteristic is the rhythmic groove. A technique for playing the electric bass guitar first conceived by. Movies made by black directors and actors with inner city themes of drug deals and ghetto shootings. The jamaican music that evolved from the combination of indigenous folk, american r&b and traditional afro-caribbean music. The intertwined patterns played by the bass and drums in reggae. A religious movement whose followers believe they will be repatriated to their african homeland and escape babylon (a metaphor for their oppressors in the new world)