Meaning of one drop | Babel Free
Definitions
A style of drumming, prevalent in reggae and attributed to Winston Grennan, in which the snare and bass play on the same beat.
Examples
“1995: You have⟳ different intricate things that you do with your high hat while your bass drum and your snare might be playing the same beat⟳, like⟳ the one drop, where the bass drum and the snare drum is playing identically. — drummer Nelson Miller interviewed by Carter Van Pelt in The Roots Is In The Rhythm”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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