A normal song goes 1,2,3,4 and repeated. Virtually ALL pop music emphasizes the 2 and the 4 but listeners from different backgrounds often have trouble clapping with the rhythm it. The new world, because of its blend of African and European also introduced a “displaced” beat. An emphasis on the “and” of 2 ; 1 AND 3 4. “Tango” beat switches to American infection of the “swing beat” often seen in today’s hip hop.

Race records like R&B, which african americans mostly bought these records.
The Stovall Plantation was the first juke, dancing hall where people would come to dance and drink. The Folklorists were part of an intellectual movement that sought to capture pre-modern, non commercial culture. The Appalachian music, was the music of Africa as supposedly heard in the rural south.