it's impossible to identify anything as universal to all black music. but there are a number of things which have historically derived from black communities that they can be understood under the black music umbrella. an example would be the emphasis on rhythm. that doesn't mean that all black music has an emphasis on rhythm, or that all music which emphasizes rhythm is black. but emphasis on rhythm is an attribute of black music.

the way it fans out from there is a means of understanding how black music has spread through the diaspora. that emphasis on rhythm is exemplified in every instrument we take two be it the piano, the voice, guitar, etc. through different genres it also manifests differently. regionally it shows up differently. and by generations. but the core of it remains throughout all its variations.
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