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Feb 13, 2024 · Black Futures: How house music took center stage in the '80s : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison walks us through the ...
Dec 23, 2015 · Masters at Work, The Album. Image via Complex Original. Released: 1993. “Little” Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez are two of the most prolific producers in the history of house music.
Dec 6, 2021 · Joe Smooth - Promised Land (1987) "Promised Land," was written by Chicago native Joe Smooth. An essential of the 80's dancefloor, it hits with a melodic disco layer and infectious 808 percussions. The melody is heartwarming, and the vocals are eloquent and uplifting, pushing the deep end of house music forward to the masses.
Oct 29, 2017 · An ode to house music's bright-side-ism and positive thinking, this socially conscious, early vocal classic (released 1989) by Sterling Void & Paris Brightledge looked at all the shitty stuff going at the cigarette end of the 80s and proclaimed, don't worry – "It's Gonna Be Alright". And after hearing this tune, everything was.
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The Warehouse (or the “House”) was a nightclub established in Chicago, Illinois in 1977 under the direction of Robert Williams. It is today most famous for being what many consider to be the birthplace “house music” under its first musical director, DJ Frankie Knuckles. Originally located at 206 South Jefferson Street in Chicago, the ...
Jun 25, 2020 · And so they pinched some of the Chicago house track’s chords, slapped a honking great saxophone solo, some bird sounds and a fidgety 909 drum beat over the top, and an early ’90s house classic ...
