Beat (music)
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In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse, of the mensural level. The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a piece of
"It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it" – Chuck Berry, "Rock and Roll Music"
Rhythm
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Rhythm generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in tim
Beat (music)
…incorrect (often the first multiple level). In popular use, beat can refer to a variety of related concepts, including pulse, tempo, meter, specific rhythms, and groove. Rhythm in music is characterized by a repeating sequence of stressed and unstressed beats (often called "strong" and "weak") and divided…
Percussion instruments have clearly defined sounds that aid the creation and perception of complex rhythms.
A Griot performs at Diffa, Niger, West Africa. The Griot is playing a Ngoni or Xalam.