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House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. [11] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House is an upcoming American documentary film directed by Elegance Bratton. It follows Disco Demolition Night and the beginning of House music . It is scheduled to have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.
As a queer, Black director, Bratton echoes Castro’s sentiments, unpacking the sweeping racial and cultural history behind the founding of House music in “Move Ya Body,” which follows the ...
Robert Owens (born August 17, 1961) is an American songwriter, record producer, DJ and singer, best known for his work with the Chicago house group Fingers Inc. in the mid-1980s. [1] As a solo artist, he has placed several songs on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, two of which hit number-one: "I'll Be Your Friend" (1992), and "Mine to Give ...
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Robert Leroy Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, possibly on May 8, 1911, [4] to Julia Major Dodds (born October 1874) and Noah Johnson (born December 1884). Julia was married to Charles Dodds (born February 1865), a relatively prosperous landowner and furniture maker, with whom she had ten children.
Martin, whose real name is Martin Mendoza, moved to L.A. from San Francisco nearly 30 years ago and has been DJing underground house music parties ever since as an early adopter of the acid house ...
Robert Lrod Dorough (December 12, 1923 – April 23, 2018) was an American bebop and cool jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He became famous as the composer and performer of songs in the TV series Schoolhouse Rock! , as well as for his work with Miles Davis , Blossom Dearie , and others.