HOUSE
Original House Playlist & history by DJ UFOH
House Music started in southside Chicago in 1977 when Pioneer Frankie Knuckles opened a club called The Warehouse. Knuckles would mix old disco classics and new Eurobeat pop.
House was the first direct descendant of Disco. House was designed to make people dance as it was “rawer” & “deeper” than Disco. European music like English electric pop groups Depeche, Mode, Soft Cell, Giorgio Moroder, And Klein inspired House music as well. House music with its few leading venues in Chicago and New York was breaking the barriers of race & sexuality as the music had intended - it was mostly targeted at the gay community.
House music was created in and by the African American community and developed in the U.S. out of the need of oppressed people (blacks, Latinos, and gays) to build community through dance. Later in the U.K. This same development happened to build an alternative community of music and dance via ‘Acid House’
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1977 - 1989 ZEALOUS LOVE
A special playlist dedicated to all the single and committed lovers around the world. Take this music by hand and explore the vibrations of love’s roller coaster.
Zealous Love highlights eclectic sounds from Cameo, Loose Ends Soul II Soul, Patrice Rushen, and many more!
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NEW JACK SWING
New Jack Swing influenced the hottest dance grooves between 1987- 1991 and carried over into the mid-'90s. The innovative sound was produced by musician Teddy Riley and the name of the sound was given by Barry Michael Cooper. Riley created a new groove by mixing R&B and Rap, which he describes as "sophisticated bubblegum music" with its radio-friendly vibe.
He influenced a new sound for artists such as Doug E. Fresh "The Show", Keith Sweat "I Want Her", Bobby Brown "My Prerogative", Guy "Groove Me, Wreckx -N-Effect "New Jack Swing" and his most notable work on Michael Jackson's ' Dangerous' album.
Learn the HISTORY! (click here)
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FUNK
Funk music was the life of the party in the 1970s with its creative mix of rhythm and blues, Jazz, soul, and complex grooves to the downbeat aka "The one", the first beat of a measure in music. The sound was pioneered by James Brown and influenced his fellow peers, Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament, Kool & the Gang, Earth, Wind & Fire, and more.
The sound was a celebration of being black during a time of self-discovery, adversity, and social change. This genre of music also curated the evolution of Hip Hop and sampled by your favorite artist today.
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