>>1134 (OP)I thought many genres have call and response? I've heard country players do it, I think jazz musicians do a variation of it.
I think sampling is just a direct result of the medium, if music can be played back repeatedly (which was probably done for the first time with vinyl) it will be used musically.
Also grandmaster flash is often credited for inventing looping with how he used a pair of turntables and the same record to loop the drum part.