broken beat

broken beat
 n.— «It’s a sound without a fixed name, some call it broken beat, some call it new jazz.» —“Beat Happening” by Rahul Verma Flyer (New York City) Mar., 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

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