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  2. Disco - Wikipedia

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    Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars . Disco started as a mixture of music from venues popular ...

  3. List of disco artists - Wikipedia

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    List of disco artists. This is a list of artists primarily associated with the disco era of the 1970s and some of their most noteworthy disco hits. Numerous artists, not usually considered disco artists, implemented some of the styles and sounds of disco music, and are also included. This includes artists who have either been very important to ...

  4. Hip hop music - Wikipedia

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    Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...

  5. Bee Gees - Wikipedia

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    The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies: Robin's clear vibrato lead ...

  6. Hamilton Bohannon - Wikipedia

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    Hamilton Frederick Bohannon (March 7, 1942 – April 24, 2020), [2] often credited and known professionally simply as Bohannon, was an American drummer, percussionist, band leader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s funk and disco music. [3] He worked with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the ...

  7. List of disco artists (S–Z) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of artists primarily associated with the disco era of the 1970s and some of their most noteworthy disco hits. Numerous artists, not usually considered disco artists, implemented some of the styles and sounds of disco music, and are also included.

  8. History of the hippie movement - Wikipedia

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    The hippie subculture (also known as the flower people) began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world. Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as Bohemians, with influence from Eastern religion and spirituality.

  9. Discord - Wikipedia

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    Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media and files.Communication can be private or take place in virtual communities called "servers".