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Latin freestyle
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English
Noun
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A form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s.
en freestyle Latin hip-hop uncommon
en 2002 Rob Young Undercurrents: The Hidden Wiring of Modern Music Bloomsbury 9781441109934 138 https://books.google.com/books?id=ypu6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA138&dq=%22Latin+freestyle%22&hl=&cd=12&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Latin%20freestyle%22&f=false With its angular rhythm tics and woodblock percussion, Latin Freestyle sounded like a cross between Gary Numan and Tito Puente.
en Energy Flash w:Simon Reynolds 2012 Soft Skull Press 31 https://archive.org/details/energyflashjourn0000reyn/page/31/mode/1up Instead of symphonic disco, this sound was rooted in electro, old skool hip hop and the brash, crashing electro-funk style known as Latin Freestyle.
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