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Latin freestyle

Latin freestyle noun: a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s.

Noun

Latin freestyle (uncountable)

  1. A form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s.
    • With its angular rhythm tics and woodblock percussion, Latin Freestyle sounded like a cross between Gary Numan and Tito Puente.2002, Rob Young, editor, Undercurrents: The Hidden Wiring of Modern Music, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 138
    • Instead of symphonic disco, this sound was rooted in electro, old skool hip hop and the brash, crashing electro-funk style known as Latin Freestyle.2012, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, page 31

Synonyms of Latin freestyle

Questions about Latin freestyle

What does Latin freestyle mean?
Latin freestyle means a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s.
What part of speech is Latin freestyle?
Latin freestyle is a noun.

Words near Latin freestyle in the dictionary

  1. Latin Americanists
  2. Latin Americans
  3. Latin Church
  4. Latin cross
  5. Latin crosses
  6. Latin freestyle
  7. Latin grammar school
  8. Latin hip-hop
  9. Latin lover
  10. Latin lovers
  11. Latin name

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