What is Breakbeat? : Abaara fun facts and uncommon knowledge

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Breakbeat

This article is about breakbeat, the genre. For the technique, see break (music).

Breakbeat / Drum and bass
Stylistic origins:	Rave, Techno, Hip-hop, Dancehall
Cultural origins:	mid-1990s, London
Typical instruments:	Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Keyboard - Sampler - Laptop
Mainstream popularity:	Small, largely in late 1990s United Kingdom and Europe
Derivative forms:	Big beat
Subgenres
2Step - Hardcore - Breakcore - Brokenbeat - Drill n bass - Drum n' bass - Jungle - Techstep
Fusion genres

Regional scenes

Other topics
Notable breakbeat artists

Breakbeat (breakbeats or breaks), are a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, chiefly exemplified by drum and bass and jungle, usually characterized by a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance).

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Electronic music | Genres

See also:
| Florida breaks |

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