Developed by men who had left their families behind to start a life in Argentina's bustling capital city, the dance expressed machismo, passion, longing and a fighting edge - and was set to an emerging sound rooted in Spanish and Italian melodies, criollo (Argentine-born) verse and Afro-Uruguayan candombe (a drum-based rhythm).

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His selections generally avoided melody, blending stretches of condensed, grainy rhythm with stomping drum-and-bass tunes from the mid-nineties.

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Drummer Shannon Powell represented the city's Treme neighborhood with a panoply of rhythm and a kick drum that bumped the metered funk of Zigaboo Modeliste, the early stomp of Baby Dodds and the bamboula beat of the Caribbean.

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And though we think of the drum set as just the source of rhythm, to me it's an orchestra.

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Today was also the day that the mood music moved from the pessimistic drum beat of the opening days to a more determined rhythm around solutions and how to move forward.

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Some software synthesizers are designed for creating dance and rhythm loops--repeating series of bass and drum lines.

CNN: Create your own music on the Mac

Molly's vocal talents include hints of Sophie Ellis Bextor whilst showing the Debbie Harry influences complimented by the bands funky bass riffs and energised drum and keyboard samples to present a layered, alt-pop rhythm that at times highlights them as The Long Blonds funkier cousins.

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In keeping with this strategy, known as deliberate practice, I bought a drum machine and finally conquered (or at least came to terms with) my oldest nemesis, rhythm.

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