Latin freestyle

English

Noun

Latin freestyle (uncountable)

1. A form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s.

   Synonyms: freestyle, (uncommon) Latin hip-hop

   • 2002, Rob Young, editor, Undercurrents: The Hidden Wiring of Modern Music, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 138:

     With its angular rhythm tics and woodblock percussion, Latin Freestyle sounded like a cross between Gary Numan and Tito Puente.

   • 2012, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, page 31:

     Instead of symphonic disco, this sound was rooted in electro, old skool hip hop and the brash, crashing electro-funk style known as Latin Freestyle.

Further reading

• freestyle music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia