The music is what brings them. The rhythm and bass gathers them in one place and holds them there. There are no velvet ropes; the uptown dance is not the Dancehall, people here come for the party. The music is the glue, the stickiness, coordinating everyone, creating a union of the people, bringing them together under the same groove. It works so well because this is the people's music, this is the people's culture. They supply the rhythms, the artists, and the context. When they hear the...
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The music is what brings them. The rhythm and bass gathers them in one place and holds them there. There are no velvet ropes; the uptown dance is not the Dancehall, people here come for the party. The music is the glue, the stickiness, coordinating everyone, creating a union of the people, bringing them together under the same groove. It works so well because this is the people's music, this is the people's culture. They supply the rhythms, the artists, and the context. When they hear the music they know exactly how to dance, what to wear, and what time to get there. The dance, the rhythms, the call and response, has remained constant throughout the African Diaspora.
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