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A DJ Guide To Black Dance Music Classics — From Chicago House To New Jersey Club (okayplayer.com)
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A DJ Guide To Black Dance Music Classics — From Chicago House To New Jersey Club (okayplayer.com)

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A DJ Guide To Black Dance Music Classics — From Chicago House To New Jersey Club (okayplayer.com)

By |2023-02-05T17:34:31-06:00February 5th, 2023|African American, Baltimore, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, New Jersey, New York, okayplayer|

Photo Credit: Simon King/Redferns Amid Beyoncé and Drake dropping dance-centric albums, here’s a guide to the classics of Black dance music subgenres — from Chicago house to Baltimore Club. Thanks to Beyoncé and Drake releasing their own respective dance-centric albums — Renaissance and Honestly, Nevermind — there’s been a renewed interest in dance music — specifically Black dance music — in the mainstream. In [...]

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HONOR THE BIRTH OF HOUSE MUSIC WITH 10 INFLUENTIAL BLACK ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO (edm.com)
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HONOR THE BIRTH OF HOUSE MUSIC WITH 10 INFLUENTIAL BLACK ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO (edm.com)

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HONOR THE BIRTH OF HOUSE MUSIC WITH 10 INFLUENTIAL BLACK ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO (edm.com)

By |2023-02-03T19:55:00-06:00February 3rd, 2023|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Dance Music, DJ, EDM.com, House, House Music, House Music History, Music|

Gene Farris/Facebook These seminal producers played instrumental roles in developing the early sounds of electronic music and bringing it to the masses. RACHEL KUPFER  FEB 1, 2021 More than 40 years ago in Chicago's underground club scene, the foundational wave of modern dance music was just starting to hit its stride. It was the [...]

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: PIONEERS OF HOUSE MUSIC (MIXMAG)
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: PIONEERS OF HOUSE MUSIC (MIXMAG)

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: PIONEERS OF HOUSE MUSIC (MIXMAG)

By |2023-02-01T18:00:55-06:00February 1st, 2023|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, Frankie Knuckles, Gay, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg|

    A trip through the timeline of dance music HARRISON WILLIAMS,    21 FEBRUARY 2017 Dance music was built on love, unity, respect, and inclusivity. Mixmag is celebrating Black History Month by honoring electronic music's most cherished and revered artists who embraced these founding values. Last week we showcased the women who shaped dance music and [...]

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Frankie Knuckles DJ set from 1986 shared online for the first time: Listen (DJ Mag)
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Frankie Knuckles DJ set from 1986 shared online for the first time: Listen (DJ Mag)

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Frankie Knuckles DJ set from 1986 shared online for the first time: Listen (DJ Mag)

By |2023-01-18T18:22:19-06:00January 18th, 2023|African American, Chicago, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, Frankie Knuckles, Music|

80-minutes of disco and disco's revenge from The Godfather of House *This article from February 2022 is being shared today in memory of Frankie Knuckles MARTIN GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 14:23 A rare Frankie Knuckles DJ set from Valentine's Day 1986 has been shared to SoundCloud by Chicago music luminary Braxton Holmes. [...]

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It’s Been a Minute: Serving House Music History with Honey Dijon (NPR)
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It’s Been a Minute: Serving House Music History with Honey Dijon (NPR)

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It’s Been a Minute: Serving House Music History with Honey Dijon (NPR)

By |2023-01-02T14:27:29-06:00January 2nd, 2023|African American, Biography, Chicago, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Gay, Honey Dijon, International, Interviews, LGBTQIA+, NPR, producer, Trans, Women|

December 30, 202210:47 AM ET BRITTANY LUSE BARTON GIRDWOOD COREY ANTONIO ROSE JESSICA PLACZEK VERALYN WILLIAMS 2022 was a banner year for Honey Dijon. She co-produced two of the fiercest tracks on Beyoncé's latest record, Renaissance, and she released her own studio album this fall, called Black Girl Magic. But Honey – one of the only Black [...]

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Robert Owens Releases Sultry “Be Ready,” featuring Pepper Gomez
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Robert Owens Releases Sultry “Be Ready,” featuring Pepper Gomez

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Robert Owens Releases Sultry “Be Ready,” featuring Pepper Gomez

By |2022-02-12T13:14:42-06:00February 12th, 2022|Afro House, Announcements, Biography, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Entertaiment, House, House Music|

Legendary house music producer and singer-songwriter Robert Owens teams up with house vocalist Pepper Gomez on “Be Ready,” via Wake Up! Music. Pepper Gomez Sharing how the collaboration came to pass, Robert says, “One chat with Pepper Gomez over the internet and I felt I was in touch with a kindred spirit, I felt an [...]

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The Paris Brightledge Interview
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The Paris Brightledge Interview

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The Paris Brightledge Interview

By |2021-08-27T15:32:09-05:00August 27th, 2021|Announcements, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Documentary, Entertaiment, House Music, International, Interviews, Music, Music News|

By Glen Williams Paris Brightledge is one founding house music member stemming back to the 1980s. His first release "It's Alright" became a catalyst for house music exposure across the world. Paris is a gifted and talented music artist with a signature trademark vocal style. Born in Chicago, IL, Paris [...]

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Outer Limit – My House Radio Deep House Sundays
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Outer Limit – My House Radio Deep House Sundays

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Outer Limit – My House Radio Deep House Sundays

By |2021-03-11T16:14:56-06:00March 11th, 2021|Announcements, Chicago, Classics, DJ, House, House Music, larry Heard, Music, Music News, My House Radio|

By Glen "DJ Houseman" Williams As many may have seen on social media, I host a Sunday night deep show on My House Radio, the Outer Limit. It is a show where music is explored outside of regular norms DJs play. My intentions with the show is to allow DJs to experiment with sounds [...]

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Nicky Roland Interview

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Nicky Roland Interview

By |2021-02-04T18:04:40-06:00February 4th, 2021|Afro House, Chicago, Classics, Dance Music, DJ, Interviews, Music|

  Nicky Roland Interview Nicky’s extraordinary talents are not limited to sound alone. True to his artistic nature, Nicky explored 3D animations to accompany the track with visuals to produce an incredible video for Broken Promises. A real epitome of a fiercely independent mindset. Born and raised in London, England, Nicky first started dabbling [...]

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House music producer dies of COVID a month before expected birth of son he always wanted
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House music producer dies of COVID a month before expected birth of son he always wanted

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House music producer dies of COVID a month before expected birth of son he always wanted

By |2020-12-06T13:43:36-06:00December 6th, 2020|Announcements, Chicago, Classics, Documentary, House, Music News, producer|

Matthew ‘Turk’ Agostini, 50, of Logan Square, and his partner Jessica Tapper already had the name picked out for their son-to-be: Matteo. He’ll have his father’s nose. By Mark Brown@MarkBrownCST  Dec 4, 2020, 6:20pm CST Matthew “Turk” Agostini playing guitar with his 3-year-old daughter Violet. Provided Chicago house music producer Matthew Agostini’s first son is due to [...]

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