House Music Origins: How a Genre Was Born on the Dance Floor
House music is more than a genre—it's a cultural movement, a sonic revolution, and the heartbeat of the global dance…
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House music is a high-energy, rhythm-driven genre of electronic dance music that was born in the early 1980s in Chicago, emerging from the ashes of disco and shaped by the city’s vibrant underground club culture. With its signature four-on-the-floor beat, synthesized melodies, and soulful vocal samples, house music quickly became a staple in dance clubs, thanks to innovators like Frankie Knuckles and Larry Heard.
The genre’s infectious grooves and communal spirit helped it spread worldwide, influencing everything from techno and trance to mainstream pop. Today, it continues to thrive both underground and in the global spotlight, uniting dancers across generations with its timeless, feel-good pulse.