The "Amen break" was a brief drum solo performed in 1969 by Gregory Cylvester "G. C." Coleman in the song "Amen, Brother" performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit The Winstons. It gained fame from the 1980s onwards when four bars (5.2 seconds) sampled from the drum-solo (or imitations thereof) became very widely used as sampled drum loops in hip hop, jungle, breakcore and drum and bass music.[1]
The full song is an up-tempo instrumental rendition of Jester Hairston's "Amen," which he wrote for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field (1963) and which was subsequently popularized by The Impressions in 1964. The Winstons' version was released as a B-side of the 45 RPM 7-inch vinyl single "Color Him Father" in 1969 on Metromedia (MMS-117), and is currently available on several compilations and on a 12-inch vinyl re-release together with other songs by The Winstons.
The Amen Break was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music—"a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures." [2

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I'm a Canadian Photographer/musician/Kungfu teacher living in London Ontario. I've been spinning freestyle for 17 years now.

My Gear-
2- Gemini PT-1000II turntables circa 1999 (They are 1/2 Technics Mk-1200s parts, those tables just didn't last compared to the gemini)
2- Ortofon MF7-S (great for scratching)
1-DENON DNX 120 - 2 CHANNEL MIXER circa 2011 (i love this little mixer more then any other and i've had a few)
1- SM57 (mic for those out of the know) 
1- Pioneer CDJ 200 circa does it matter ( one bad ass little CD player)
1-Marantz Model 3200 Preamp circa 1974 ( for rec. and ect.)
1-AKG and/or Pioneer hdj1500 headphones
1-Dell Studio 17" (can't remember the exact series)

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