Boogie (genre)
Boogie (sometimes called post-disco[1][2][3] and electro-funk)[3] is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s. The sound of boogie is defined by bridging acoustic and electronic musical instruments with emphasis on vocals and miscellaneous effects. It later evolved into electro and house music.[4][5][6][7][8]
Not to be confused with Boogie rock or Boogie-woogie.Boogie
Late 1970s, US
- Vocals
- synthesizer
- keyboards
- bass guitar
- bass synthesizer
- sampler
- sequencer
- percussion (Latin, drums, drum machine)
Characteristics[edit]
Boogie, following the example of post-disco, generally lacks the four-on-the-floor beat, the "traditional"[9] rhythm of disco music; instead has a strong accent on the second and fourth beats, and tempo generally in the 110 to 116 beats-per-minute range.[2] Aside from applying certain technological and promotional aspects of new wave music and having been fairly exposed to its subgenre synthpop, boogie is, however, R&B-rooted[10] and predominantly draws from funk music. Other influences from a completely different music landscape include jazz.[6] Typical boogie track can be characterized by mid-tempo rhythm, prominent use of slap bass (electric—in the early 1980s—and/or synthetic—mid-1980s onwards), loud clapping sound, melodic chords and, obviously, synthesizers.[4][5][11][12]
The term, coined by British DJs Norman Jay and Dez Parkes, had been used on eBay to refer a specific form of early-1980s dance music of African-American origin.[4]
History[edit]
1920s–1930s: etymology[edit]
The first documented use of the word boogie is dated back to 1929.[nb 1] Boogie, as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is an occasion for dancing to the strongly rhythmic rock music that encourages people to dance.[13] Earliest association of the word boogie was with blues and later rock and roll and rockabilly genres.