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Footwork, also called juke, [2] or Chicago juke, is a genre of electronic dance music derived from ghetto house with elements of hip hop, first appearing in Chicago in the late 1990s. [3] The music style evolved from the earlier, rapid rhythms of ghetto house , a change pioneered by RP Boo , DJ Rashad and DJ Clent.
Teklife (commonly stylized as Teklife57) is an electronic music collective and record label from Chicago, Illinois.The group was founded by Rashad Harden and Morris Harper (DJ Spinn) in 2011 in the city's suburbs, but rapidly gained traction among international audiences for pioneering the dance music genre footwork (also known as Chicago juke), a sped-up derivation Ghetto house which itself ...
The late 1990s saw a rise in juke music (also known as juke house or Chicago juke), [6] as a faster variant of ghetto house. [10] Juke songs are generally around 150–165 BPM [7] with kick drums, pounding rapidly (and at times very sparsely) in syncopation with crackling snares, claps, high hats, samples in very short increments and other sounds reminiscent of old drum machines.
Exterior of a juke joint in Belle Glade, Florida, photographed by Marion Post Wolcott in 1941. Juke joint (also jukejoint, jook house, jook, or juke) is the African-American vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.
He was an early member of REO Speedwagon, a group that later became an arena-rock success. [1] He has released fifteen albums as the bandleader of Duke Tumatoe and The All-Star Frogs and Duke Tumatoe and The Power Trio. His 1988 live album I Like My Job was produced by John Fogerty. He followed a rigorous tour schedule for most of his career ...
Rashad Hanif Harden (October 9, 1979 – April 26, 2014), known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew.
The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago this week, which means it’s time for anyone and everyone to bash the host city.. Cranking the hyperbole up to 11, like many others, New York Post ...
Original form of house music, originated in the mid and late 1980s. The term is usually associated with Chicago house or garage house. Chicago house The first style of house music from 1980s' Chicago. Simple basslines, four to the floor percussion, hi hats, and synths. Influenced by disco, post-disco, soul, funk, and hip hop. Chicago hard house