Watch: Chicago: Birthplace of House music (ARTE)
It is characterised by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute
Americans say that Chicago is the quintessential American city.
On the shores of Lake Michigan, in the disaffected warehouses of the city, a new music emerged in the early 1980s.
An electronic underground sound, made by minorities, that became a worldwide cultural phenomenon in just a few years: House music.