Moombahton
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Moombahton ( with the Spanish suffix -ton, signifying big).
Characteristics
Identifying characteristics of moombahton include a thick and spread-out bass line, dramatic builds, and a two-step pulse with quick drum fills. Occasionally moombahton includes
History
Moombahton was created by
... I tried to slow down my house songs, I put the Afrojack remix of "Moombah" by Silvio Ecomo and DJ Chuckie at 108 bpm, and the people went crazy. I did the same with Sidney Samson's "Riverside", and it was a delirium. I understood that I would have to record these editions as soon as possible
— Dave Nada[6]
Between late 2009 and early 2010, Nada worked on a five track
Subgenres
Moombahcore
Moombahcore is a derivation of moombahton with
Moombahsoul
Moombahsoul is a subgenre of moombahton with deep house influences. It combines the elements of soul, lofi, deep house and chill with moombahton backed drums and textures. David Heartbreak put together one of the genres first compilations in 2011 entitled 'HEARTBREAK presents MOOMBAHSOUL'.[9] The 15 track compilation included tracks by Munchi, Heartbreak, DJ Theory & More.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Fischer, Jonathan L. (December 24, 2010). "Our Year in Moombahton: How a local DJ created a genre, and why D.C.'s ascendant dance scene couldn't contain it". Washington City Paper. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (March 5, 2010). "Dave Nada, Creator of moombahton". The Fader. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Brodsky, Rachel. "EDM king Dillon Francis is MTV's latest Artist to Watch". MTV News. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Patel, Puja. "Hot New Sound: Moombahton Goes Boom!". Spin. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Andrea Pomini. "Raving about Moombahton" (in Italian). Rumore magazine #230, pag. 40.
- ^ "Dave Nada – Moombahton". T&A Records. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Aguiar Steven. "Sazon Booya Lead Moombahton's 2012 Breakthrough". MTV. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "The Couch Sessions". The Couch Sessions. Retrieved 2020-02-26.[dead link]