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Category Archives: Chicago Spots
Proto-House Vol 1
Frankie Knuckles – Live @ The Warehouse 1977 I don’t really see the point in posting much old house or disco since you can find that elsewhere, but I’m a huge Chicago history buff. I also love hearing early DJ … Continue reading
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Same Old Song
Los Decadas – Polvo Y El Viento (from Sonido Fantasma C.J. Collection De Oro vol 19 2009) One strategy for making your way through genres like Jazz is to cross reference the list of musicians to other records. I thought … Continue reading
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Chicago Hip Life Spot #1
Candy Man – Bowotiri Nko (from Yate Akye unknown year) Made a trip to Uptown yesterday to check out Afrikiko Hair & Fashion Boutique, a Ghanaian barber shop which got attention in the Chicago Reader music section a few weeks … Continue reading
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Chicago Cumbia Spot #1
Gina y Lost Fieles – Vuelve, Velve Amorcito (from Dinastia Perea Cumbias Chilenas 1997) Went for a little stroll around the neighborhood the other night and it turns out I have lived right next to a Latin record store for … Continue reading
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Mannish Boy Was Here
While eating Jamaican food and checking out maybe the best art collection I’ve ever seen I was directed across the street by owner of said art. This was Muddy Waters first Chicago home and at times Howling Wolf’s and others. … Continue reading
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