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"You Better Work!" Underground Dance Music in New York City (Paperback)

by Kai Fikentscher (Author) "I came to New York City for its music..." (more)
Key Phrases: underground club dancing, sound carrier format, underground dancing, New York, African American, Paradise Garage (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
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"New York City readers will surely enjoy his tales of a thousand and one club nights at the Tunnel, Mars, Twilo, the Garage, and the Palladium, where we find such dominant turntable masters as Junior Vasquez, David Morales, Little Louie Vega, and Danny Tenaglia working and creating."--Boston Phoenix

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"Fikentscher understands the historical importance of disco as few writers do. He guides you effortlessly through the evolution of the DJ from spinner to mixer to remixer to producer. He offers insightful and pathbreaking connections to the black church and to gay expressivity. And he is able to translate the emotional language and transformative experience of music and dance into engaging, readable prose. It's the next best thing to dancing itself!" (Reebee Garofalo, author of Rockin' Out: Popular Music In the USA )

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Wesleyan; 1st edition (July 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0819564044
  • ISBN-13: 978-0819564047
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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