The TR 808 is an iconic drum machine produced in 1980 by the Japanese company Roland.
A completely analog instrument that led the development of modern electronic music.
Although initially it was not a great success due to the sounds that were defined as unrealistic in imitating real drums, it subsequently became an object of worship by many underground musicians for its synthetic and revolutionary sound. Symbol of the newborn dance and hip hop genres, and was popularized by hits such as “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa (1982) and “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye (1982) which you can play in the videos below
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