Humppa

Humppa is a type of music from <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a>. It is related to <a href="/facts/Jazz/lmUzXGq8">jazz</a> and fast <a href="/facts/Foxtrot_(dance)/7V9EubkX">foxtrot</a>, played two <a href="/facts/Beat_(music)/xJrxPJfS">beats</a> to a <a href="/facts/Bar_(music)/oUxVeEQy">bar</a> (24 or 22) at around 110 to 130 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few <a href="/facts/Social_dance/gdShJ5JV">social dances</a> done to humppa music. All dances involve a bounce that follows the strong bass. In <a href="/facts/Finnish_language/lBuEIgs0">Finnish</a>, the word humppa can be used for <a href="/facts/Social_dance/gdShJ5JV">social dancing</a>. The name humppa was invented by Antero Alpola for a radio show in the 1950s. He picked it up from <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">German</a> <a href="/facts/Oktoberfest/h5k2xo9s">Oktoberfest</a> where the locals used the word <a href="/facts/Oompah/Lf94jGWq">oompah</a> to describe the music. The band probably used a <a href="/facts/Tuba/IXLDfJ0q">tuba</a>, as the sound of tuba on the first beat is like hump, the second beat coming as a pa.

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Humppa