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Where was jazz born?
Answer: New Orleans
Why: Jazz grew out of a mix that included blues, ragtime, spirituals and marches.
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What genre did bossa nova blend with samba?
Answer: Jazz
Why: Stan Getz, a jazz saxophonist, recorded The Girl from Ipanema with Astrud Gilberto, and it won the 1965 Grammy for Record of the Year.
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Whose song gave reggaeton's dembow beat its name?
Answer: Shabba Ranks
Why: His 1990 track used the Pocoman Jam riddim, built in 1989 by the Jamaican producers Steely & Clevie.
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Which city is the birthplace of tango?
Answer: Buenos Aires
Why: Tango is shared heritage: in 2009 UNESCO approved a joint bid by Argentina and Uruguay to list it.
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Which German band inspired the creators of techno?
Answer: Kraftwerk
Why: In the early 1970s Kraftwerk came out of West Germany's experimental rock scene, then embraced synthesizers, drum machines and vocoders.
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Who recorded the drum solo known as the Amen break?
Answer: The Winstons
Why: Those seven seconds of drumming became a staple of 1990s jungle and drum and bass.
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