Amen, Brother. The “Amen break” was a drum-solo performed by Gregory Sylvester “G.C.” Coleman. The “Amen Break”, “Amen” or imitations thereof, are frequently used as sampled drum loops in hip hop, jungle and drum and bass music. It is 5.20 seconds long and consists of 4 bars of the drum-solo sampled from the song “Amen, Brother” as performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit The Winstons. At 18:08, the vid is slightly long for the internet age, but consider this required viewing/listening.
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