Boogie (genre)
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| Boogie | |
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| Stylistic origins | Funk, jazz[1] |
| Cultural origins | Late 1970s; United States and United Kingdom |
| Typical instruments | drums (or drum machine) • synthesizers • keyboards • percussion • bass guitar (or bass synthesizer) • sampler |
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| Electro[dubious – discuss] • House | |
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Boogie (or electro-funk[2][3][unreliable source?], electro boogie[3][unreliable source?], post-disco) is a electronic-influenced genre of post-disco era[1]. The term was used in London to describe a form of African-American dance/funk music from early 1980s[2]. Because black music was marginalized in the UK, it became popular in underground scene[3][unreliable source?]. These records, mostly U.S. imports, were sometimes regarded as "electro-funk" or "disco-funk".[2] Originally the word boogie could be found in 1970s funk and disco records, but tracks like "Boogie's Gonna Get Ya" (Rafael Cameron, 1981), "Don't Make Me Wait" (Peech Boys, 1981), "Break Dancin' - Electric Boogie" (West Street Mob, 1984), "I'm in Love" (Evelyn "Champagne" King, 1981) or "You're the One for Me" (D. Train, 1981) helped define the musical style of boogie.[2][3] [unreliable source?]
Boogie record labels include Prelude[3],[unreliable source?] West End[3],[unreliable source?] Sam[1][2] as well as mainstream disco labels like SalSoul, Radar or Vanguard[1], among with Profile, Tommy Boy, Streetwise, Sugar Hill, Emergency[3].[unreliable source?]
About electro-funk origins, Greg Wilson claims:
[sic] and its influences lay not only with German technopop wizards Kraftwerk, the acknowledged forefathers of pure electro, plus British futurist acts like the Human League and Gary Numan, but also with a number of pioneering black musicians. Major artists like Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, legendary producer Norman Whitfield and, of course, George Clinton and his P Funk brigade, would all play their part in shaping this new sound via their innovative use of electronic instruments during the 70’s (and as early as the late 60’s in Miles Davis’s case).[3][unreliable source?]
The better-known 1980s performers in this post-disco movement include Patrice Rushen, Mtume, Kashif, Nick Straker Band, Skyy.
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References
- ^ a b c d Depuydt, Francis. "Boogie, Funk & Modern Soul from the 80s". Danceclassics.net. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Electro Funk Roots: The Building Blocks of Boogie (history)". electrofunkroots.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Electro-funk history". Greg Wilson on jahsonic.com. Retrieved 2009-23-12.
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