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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdrum and bass
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dram en beis
"El festival de este año contará con varios DJs de drum and bass."
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A genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 160–180 beats per minute) with heavy bass lines and synthesized elements.
"The underground club was packed with fans dancing energetically to fast-paced drum-and-bass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s, the term emerged from the evolving electronic dance music scene, combining 'drum' and 'bass' to describe a genre characterized by fast breakbeats and heavy sub-bass lines. It developed out of jungle and hardcore techno, establishing itself as a distinct subculture with global influence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drum-and-bass" is said worldwide
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drum and bass
Transliteration: dram en bas
"Il écoute souvent du drum and bass le week-end."
Drum and Bass
Transliteration: Drum and Bass
"Drum and Bass ist bekannt für seine schnellen Breakbeats."
drum and bass
Transliteration: drum and bass
"La musica drum and bass è molto popolare nei club londinesi."
drum and bass
Transliteration: dram en beis
"El festival de este año contará con varios DJs de drum and bass."
drum and bass
Transliteration: dram en beis
"Ele adora curtir festas de drum and bass com os amigos."
ड्रम एंड बेस
Transliteration: dram end bes
"युवाओं में ड्रम एंड बेस संगीत का क्रेज बढ़ रहा है।"
鼓打贝斯
Transliteration: gǔ dǎ bèi sī
"这场音乐会的主打风格是鼓打贝斯。"
드럼 앤 베이스
Transliteration: deureom aen beiseu
"그 클럽에서는 주로 드럼 앤 베이스 음악이 나온다."
ドラムンベース
Transliteration: doramunbēsu
"彼は高速なビートのドラムンベースが好きだ。"
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