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  Disc jockey

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  Jazz fusion

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  Bhangra

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  Breakbeat

  Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straightened 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). These rhythms may be characterised by their intensive use...

• Underground hip hop

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• Instrumental hip hop

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