Slow handclaps and chanting are, at first, as much an encouragement as a reprimand.
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Some of the women assembled gave her a quiethandclapof support.
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A section of the audience began a slowhandclap.
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Its unique percussion sounds like handclaps, open and closed high-hat, clave and cowbell became integral to the electro sound.
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These so-called jazz elements shone through untraditional syncopated handclaps, voices, and various blips and bleeps.
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It includes "cante" (singing), "toque" (guitar playing), "baile" (dance) and "palmas" (handclaps).
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The song's musicscape features a church organ riff, tribal drum-circle groove, and minimal handclaps.
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A drum machine provides handclaps to make the song danceable.
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The instrumentation includes acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass and overdubbed handclaps.
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For example, a button may indicate anything from a cheer,handclap, whistle, musical instrument sound, or other various supportive sounds.
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The slowhandclapis occasionally employed to the opposite effect.
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To these instruments are added chants and percussive handclaps.
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Every member of the band sings accompanied by handclaps, shakers and noise-makers.
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It begins with staccato electro synths and handclaps then follows with thudding, slightly syncopated drum programming.
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The band lacked a drummer but would use household objects and handclaps to act as percussion.
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