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A concert ticket from a 1987 Egyptian Lover performance in Lafayette, Louisiana. Gregory James Broussard (born August 31, 1963), better known by his stage name Egyptian Lover, is an American musician, vocalist, producer and DJ, and was a part of the L.A. dance music, electro, and rap scene in the early 1980s. [3]
On the Nile. On the Nile is the debut studio album by American electro artist Greg Broussard under the alias of The Egyptian Lover. The album involves party-themed music involving Broussard, attractive women, and escapism. The album was released in 1984, by Egyptian Empire Records. It charted on Billboard 's Pop Albums chart.
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Egyptian Lover. Los Angeles-based producer Greg Broussard is the man behind pioneering Electronic Boogie artist the Egyptian Lover. Egyptian Lover records didn't start appearing until several years after the New York and Miami electro scenes were already in full swing, by the mid-'80s Egyptian Lover cuts like "Egypt, Egypt" were standards among ...
The Egyptian Lover (born Greg Broussard on August 31, 1963) is a Los Angeles-based producer, vocalist and DJ who was popular during the 1980s for his hip-hop/electro-funk hybrid
- He played his first DJ gig while he was still at school. The daughter of a club owner invited Egyptian Lover to play at her party, but he wasn't sure he could recreate the same effects and loops using record players so they offered him $1,000 to try.
- Club Radio helped Egyptian Lover find himself. The small LA venue Club Radio gave Egyptian Lover a space to experiment. "With Uncle Jamm's Army, we were limited in what we could do.
- His name was inspired by Egyptian imagery. "Growing up in the 'hood, the first thing you want to do is to get out of there. In my mind, I took myself out of there, just took myself to any place I could find, which was probably Egypt at the time," he says.
- A greedy studio engineer gave Egypt Egypt its amazing sound quality. Egyptian Lover credits the sound quality of his 1984 EP Egypt Egypt to the studio engineer, who was being paid by the hour.
Apr 13, 2016 · To honor Egyptian Lover’s enduring legacy, Stones Throw will release a collection of his early material, Egyptian Lover 1983-1988 Anthology, on April 15.We spoke with Egypt over the phone after ...
Mar 24, 2020 · Inspired, he took on the name Egyptian Lover and became a pioneering figure in the same early ‘80s West Coast hip-hop scene that nurtured Ice-T and the World Class Wreckin’ Cru (the collective that would morph into NWA). Commandeering the turntables while reciting amorous rhymes and live producing on the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine ...
