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Funkot
Funkot (an abbreviation from Funky Kota) is an electronic dance music genre from Indonesia that emerged in the 1990s. Funkot is a mix of House music with a tempo of 160 to 220 bpm (beats per minute). Many other names exist for this genre, namely "Hardfunk", "House Kota", "Indonesian House", and "Indonesian Hardcore". History Funkot was born in 1990 by a music group from Indonesia, ''Barakatak''. Barakatak was initially recruited by Doel Sumbang, a Sundanese musician from West Java, hence, Barakatak made Sundanese music. However, Barakatak changed their genre to House after moving to Jakarta and working with Rony Loan. They were invited to a discotheque in Jakarta called Diskotik Zodiak, where they tried to take drugs (No anti-narcotics law exist yet in Indonesia at that time). This influenced them to attempt making music with new lyrics and musical styles. They came up with a song titled ''Musiknya Asyik'', inspired by the sensation of taking drugs (previously titled ''Sudah o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budots
Budots (; ) is an electronic dance music (EDM) genre that originated in Davao City, Philippines, and is considered as street style techno. It eventually spread in Bisayan languages, Bisaya-speaking regions. Based on techno and house music with Sama-Bajau Tagonggo, tangonggo rhythms, it is regarded as the first "Filipino-fied" electronic music, characterized by its aggressive percussion, heavy use of sampling (music), sampling, off-beat basslines, high-pitched "''tiw ti-ti-tiw''" whistle hooks, and organic noises that surround the city. It is created to complement a form of Dance improvisation, freestyle street dance that bears the same name. Etymology Budots is a Cebuano language, Bisaya slang word for slacker (Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''tambay''). An undergraduate thesis published in University of the Philippines Mindanao suggests the slang originated from the Bisaya word ''burot'' meaning "to inflate", a euphemism for the Inhalant, glue-sniffing juvenile delinquents called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |