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Funk is a ___MASK87___ ___MASK64___ that originated in the mid - 1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic , danceable new form of ___MASK87___ through a mixture of soul ___MASK87___ , jazz , and rhythm and blues ( R & B ). Funk de - emphasizes melody and ___MASK73___ progressions used in other related genres and brings a strong rhythmic groove of a bass line played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drummer to the foreground . Funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a ___MASK8___ ___MASK73___ , distinguishing them from R & B and soul songs , which are built on complex ___MASK73___ progressions . Funk uses the same richly - colored extended chords found in bebop jazz , such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths , or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths . Philadelphia International Records ( PIR ) is an American ___MASK59___ based in Philadelphia . It was founded in 1971 by the writer - producer ___MASK98___ , Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff , along with their long ___MASK72___ collaborator Thom Bell . It was famous for showcasing the Philadelphia soul music genre ( also known as Philly soul ) that was founded on the gospel , doo - wop , and soul music of the ___MASK72___ . This Philly Soul ___MASK49___ later became a prominent and distinct era within R & B itself . During the 1970s the label released a string of worldwide hits which emphasized lavish orchestral instrumentation , heavy bass , and driving percussion . Rhythm ( from Greek , " rhythmos ", " any regular recurring ___MASK22___ , symmetry " ) generally means a " movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements , or of opposite or different conditions " . This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time can apply to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or frequency of anything from microseconds to several seconds ( as with the riff in a rock music song ); to several minutes or hours , or , at the most extreme , even over many years . The vibraphone ( also known as the vibraharp or simply the vibes ) is a ___MASK70___ instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family . Philadelphia soul , sometimes called Philly soul , the Philadelphia ___MASK49___ or Sweet Philly , is a genre of soul music characterized by funk influences and lush instrumental arrangements , often featuring sweeping strings and piercing horns . The subtle ___MASK49___ of a vibraphone can often be heard in the background of Philly soul songs . The genre laid the groundwork for disco and what are now considered quiet storm and smooth jazz by fusing the R & B rhythm sections of the 1960s with the pop vocal tradition , and featuring a slightly more pronounced jazz influence in its melodic structures and arrangements . Philadelphia is the largest ___MASK18___ in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the fifth - most populous ___MASK18___ in the United States , with an estimated ___MASK89___ of ___MASK42___ , 567 , 442 and more than 6 million in the seventh - largest metropolitan statistical area , . Philadelphia is the economic and cultural anchor of the Delaware Valleya region located in the Northeastern United States at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers with 7 . 2 million people residing in the eighth - largest ___MASK66___ in the United States . Disco is a ___MASK64___ of dance music containing elements of funk , soul , pop , and salsa . It achieved popularity during the mid - 1970s to the early 1980s . Its initial audiences in the U . S . were club - goers from the gay , African American , Italian American , Latino , and psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s . Disco can be seen as a reaction against both the domination of ___MASK32___ and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period . It was popular with both men and women , from many different backgrounds . A songwriter is an individual who writes the ___MASK67___ , melodies and ___MASK73___ progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing ___MASK67___ might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Smooth jazz is a popular ___MASK64___ of music that grew out of jazz and is influenced by rhythm and blues , funk , ___MASK11___ and roll , and pop music styles ( separately , or , in any combination ). Musicians such as Kenny G , Ramsey Lewis , Dave Koz , and Spyro Gyra have had hits with instrumental recordings , while singers such as Anita Baker , Sade , Sting and Norah Jones have found success with vocal releases . George Benson remains a popular Smooth Jazz artist as both a singer and guitar player . Soul ___MASK87___ ( often referred to simply as soul ) is a popular ___MASK87___ ___MASK64___ that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s . It combines elements of African - American gospel ___MASK87___ , rhythm and blues and jazz . Soul ___MASK87___ became popular for dancing and listening in the United States ; where record labels such as Motown , Atlantic and Stax were influential in the civil rights era . Soul also became popular around the world , directly influencing ___MASK32___ and the ___MASK87___ of Africa . In ___MASK87___ , an arrangement is a ___MASK70___ reconceptualization of a previously composed work . It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization , melodic paraphrasing , orchestration , or development of the formal structure . Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra , concert band , or other ___MASK70___ ensemble . Arranging " involves adding compositional techniques , such as new thematic material for introductions , transitions , or modulations , and endings ... Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody ___MASK70___ variety ". Quiet ___MASK86___ is a ___MASK34___ format and a subgenre of contemporary R & B music that is characterized by understated , mellow dynamics , slow tempos , and relaxed rhythms . It was pioneered in the mid - 1970s by Melvin Lindsey , while he was an intern at the ___MASK34___ ___MASK28___ WHUR - FM in Washington , D . C .. This style of R & B music is named for Smokey Robinson ' s 1976 single " Quiet Storm ". Philly Groove Records was a soul ___MASK87___ label started by Stan Watson and Sam ___MASK57___ in 1967 , with noted producer Thom ___MASK57___ doing A & R . The label ' s best - known artists were male vocal group , the Delfonics and female group , First Choice . Both acts enjoyed a run of hits during the late 60s and early 70s , especially on the R & B charts . The label also had other artists such as Nat Turner ' s Rebellion and David Lasley . It , along with Philadelphia International Records , was instrumental in establishing the famed Philadelphia soul ___MASK49___ . The label was distributed by ___MASK57___ Records from its inception in 1967 until 1974 , when the label closed down shortly after ___MASK57___ Records was folded into Arista Records . In 2012 , independent ___MASK87___ publisher Reservoir Media Management acquired Philly Groove Records and its sister ___MASK87___ publishing company , Nickel Shoe Music . In 2013 , Reservoir released its first original record featuring ___MASK87___ from the Philly Groove catalog , a compilation of select tracks by The Delfonics called Philly Groove Records Presents : This Time , kicking off the album series Philly Groove Records Presents . In 2014 , Reservoir released six more albums in the series including - - ___MASK49___ Experience - Philly Groove Presents : Do n ' t Fight The Feeling - The Delfonics - Philly Groove Records Presents : The Way Things Were - First Choice - Philly Groove Records Presents : The Early Years : Vol . 1 , 2 , 3 - Various Artists - Philly Groove Records Presents : Deeper In The Groove In 2015 , Reservoir partnered with Drexel University to host Uncovering The Philly Groove , an educational ___MASK87___ mixing course at the school . Students were given unfinished Philly Groove recordings to mix and master , which they premiered at an event in Drexel ' s URBN Center with panelists including Reservoir SVP of Creative & Business Development , Faith Newman ; Sigma ___MASK49___ Studios founder , Joe Tarsia ; Philly Old School 100 . 3 ___MASK28___ DJ Dyana Williams ; Drexel University Associate Professor and Audio Archivist Toby Seay ; and celebrated Philadelphia musician and record producer Bobby Eli . Thomas Randolph " Thom " ___MASK57___ ( born January 26 , 1943 ) is a Jamaican - born American songwriter , arranger and producer , best known as one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music in the 1970s .