A brief history of House
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that was initially popularised in Chicago, in 1984. House music quickly spread to other American cities like Detroit, New York City, and Newark. In the mid-to-late 1980s, house music became popular in Europe as well as major cities in South America, and Australia. Early house music commercial success in Europe saw songs such as "Pump Up The Volume" by MARRS, "House Nation" by House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy of House in the pop charts. Artists and groups such as Madonna and Janet Jackson incorporated the genre into their work. Since the early to mid-1990s, house music has been infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide.
Early house music was generally dance-based music characterised by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesised bass-lines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic, and the repetitive rhythm of house was more important than the song itself.
The genre has remained popular and fused into other popular sub-genres, for example, G-house, Deep House, Tech House and Bass House. As of 2015, house music remains extremely popular in both clubs and in the mainstream pop scene while retaining a foothold on underground scenes across the globe.
