3 Step, Explained: A Beginner's Guide to SA's Newest Dance Sound
What it is, where it came from, and the 10 tracks you need to hear first.
If you've felt a dance-floor shift from four-on-the-floor to a rolling, swung triplet, you've met 3 Step.
The rhythm
Three-step patterns create a hypnotic lurch that sits somewhere between Afro House and Gqom.
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