Re: Jungle dancing 101 with Prof. MOONSTARR

dj SUN (djsun@insync.net)
Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:47:50 -0800


So to dance to jungle you have to be
> on speed
> or have a good ear. Here is my solution...
> The next time you try to shake your rump to some breakbeats listen to the
> beats.
>
> You'll hear something like |boom|bip|boom|bip|boom|bip|
>
> Process it like this |boom|...|boom|...|boom|...|
>
> You'll find a Hip hop groove riding right underneath all that
> chaos! And it
> makes sense too cause 160bpm/2 = 80bpm. This is why I'm a jungle fanatic.

Why is the fact that jungle was derived from reggae beats, overlooked.
Disclaimer: All of what I will express in the following is conjecture
and speculation, but I think I'm on the button:

It seems to me that jungle came from the streets of London which are
heavily influenced by a West-Indian (Jamaican) population. When I first
heard jungle I picked up on a lot of reggae rhythm and beats. Since then
it has progressed and some of the stuff is actually a bit faster that
160. But 80bpms (160/2) is more the speed of reggae than it's hip hop!

Take another listen and let me know what you think!... and then proceed
to skank to it, or bogle, or butterfly,.. or whatever the latest
dancehall moves are!

Dj Sun
http://www.insync.net/~djsun