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Deep House
Deep house is a subgenre of house music characterized by warm, soulful textures, jazz-influenced harmony, and understated, hypnotic grooves. It typically runs around 115–124 BPM, favoring subtle swing, syncopated percussion, and rounded, mellow basslines over aggressive peaks. Sonically, deep house draws on extended chords (7ths, 9ths, 11ths), Rhodes and M1 organ timbres, airy pads, and tasteful use of reverb and delay to create a spacious, emotive atmosphere. Vocals, when present, often reference soul and gospel traditions, delivering intimate, reflective themes rather than big-room hooks. The style emerged in the mid-to-late 1980s as producers fused Chicago house rhythms with jazz-funk, soul, and garage house sensibilities, resulting in a smoother, deeper take on the house blueprint.
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Electronic
Electronic is a broad umbrella genre defined by the primary use of electronically generated or electronically processed sound. It encompasses music made with synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, computers, and studio/tape techniques, as well as electroacoustic manipulation of recorded or synthetic sources. The genre ranges from academic and experimental traditions to popular and dance-oriented forms. While its sonic palette is rooted in electricity and circuitry, its aesthetics span minimal and textural explorations, structured song forms, and beat-driven club permutations. Electronic emphasizes sound design, timbre, and studio-as-instrument practices as much as melody and harmony.
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House
House is a dance music genre that emerged in Chicago in the early 1980s, defined by a steady four-on-the-floor kick drum, off-beat hi-hats, soulful or hypnotic vocals, and groove-centric basslines. Typical tempos range from 118–130 BPM, and tracks are structured in DJ-friendly 16–32 bar phrases designed for seamless mixing. Drawing on disco’s celebratory spirit, electro-funk’s drum-machine rigor, and Italo/Hi-NRG’s synth-led sheen, house prioritizes repetition, tension-and-release, and communal energy on the dancefloor. Its sound palette often includes 808/909 drums, sampled or replayed disco/funk elements, filtered loops, piano/organ stabs, and warm, jazzy chords. Over time, house diversified into many substyles—deep house, acid house, French house, tech house, progressive house, and more—yet it remains a global foundation of club culture, known for emphasizing groove, inclusivity, and euphoria.
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Organic House
Organic house is a warm, earthy branch of house music that blends the steady pulse of club rhythms with acoustic timbres, hand-played percussion, and natural ambience. Instead of hard-edged synths and aggressive drops, it favors wood, skin, breath, and strings—think bongos, kalimba, nylon‑string guitar, ney and bansuri flutes, hang drum, and gentle field recordings. Typically cruising between 110–122 BPM, it keeps a 4/4 foundation while using lightly swung grooves, intricate shaker patterns, and softly saturated textures. Melodies often draw on modal and folk traditions (Dorian, Phrygian, pentatonic), creating a contemplative, nomadic feel. The result is dance music that is intimate, human, and cinematic—equally at home on a sunlit dance floor or a deep-listening session.
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Tech House
Tech house is a dancefloor-focused fusion of techno’s precision and house music’s groove. It emphasizes stripped‑back, percussive rhythms, rolling basslines, and clean, punchy drums, typically in the 120–130 BPM range. Compared to straight techno, tech house is funkier and more shuffle-oriented; compared to classic or deep house, it is darker, more minimal, and more machine-driven. Tracks often feature long DJ‑friendly intros/outros, subtle automation, sparse vocals or chopped one‑shots, and a strong emphasis on groove continuity over big melodic moments. Sound design favors tight 909/808-style drums, crisp open hats, snappy claps, subby or mid‑bass riffs, and understated stabs or chords. Modern tech house has broadened from its 1990s underground UK roots to global festival and club contexts, retaining its core identity of percussive drive and streamlined arrangements.
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Banho de Folhas (Nyack Remix)
Luedji Luna, DJ Nyack & Zudizilla
Agô
Héloa feat. Grupo Sabuká Kariri-Xocó
Pedra de Sal
Alessandra Leão
Combo Cordeiro
Felipe Cordeiro & Manoel Cordeiro
El mundo que quisiera
Leo Cavalcanti feat. Juanito el Cantor
O mundo que se deseja
Leo Cavalcanti
Balanço na Quebrada
Clube do Balanço
Amor Doente
Romulo Fróes
Tudo tudo tudo tudo
César Lacerda
Velha Guarda 22
Mamelo Sound System
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Trio Mocoto
Thiago França
Luedji Luna
Mariana Aydar
Felipe Cordeiro
Curumin
Maz
Walter Franco
Tulipa Ruiz
A Espetacular Charanga do França
Criolo
Alessandra Leão
Leo Cavalcanti
Ivan Conti
Saulo Duarte
César Lacerda
Haroldo Bontempo
Jadsa
Instituto
Nei Lopes
Iara Rennó
Juçara Marçal
Rodrigo Campos
Passo Torto
Ná Ozzetti
Filarmônica de Pasárgada
Lurdez Da Luz
Romulo Fróes
Marcelo Cabral
Tuca Fernandes
Cidade Dormitório
Letuce
Maskavo
Clube do Balanço
DJ Nyack
Héloa
Grupo Sabuká Kariri-Xocó
Manoel Cordeiro
Juanito el Cantor
Mamelo Sound System
Electronic Pulse
Totonho & Os cabra
Comadre Fulozinha
Maíra Baldaia
Cacá Machado
Bojo
Frank Jorge
Höröyá
Samuca e a Selva
Alzira E + Corte
mOma+Guy
Gadiamb B
Quinteto Delas
Lara Aufranc
Juliana Perdigão
Natália Matos
Luiza Brina
Che
Iconili
Juliana R.
Karina Buhr
Nouvelle
Abacaxepa
São Yantó
Chicão
Goma-Laca
Pélico
Jorge Du Peixe
Lúcio Maia
Dengue
Pupillo
Daniel Ganjaman
YMA
Joss Dee
Victoria dos Santos
Heartbreakers
Janine Mathias
Beto Viana
Mestre Anderson Miguel
Clarianas
Edmo
Tiago Frugoli
Quebrante
Allan Spirandelli
Leo Oliver
Terra Treme
Aline Gonçalves
Tony Gordin
Los Toscos
Diego Estevam
Maurício Takara
Luana Flores
Jéssica Caitano
Nei Zigma
Amilcar Rodrigues
Guilherme Marques
Lucca Noacco
Mariana Cavanellas
Sapopemba
Tiago Rosas
Ava Rocha
Aláfia
Zudizilla
Nina Becker
Gui Amabis
Pipo Pegoraro
Rodrigo Brandão
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