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The early 1980s saw the start of the AIDS crisis, and entire communities were affected. Several benefit parties sprang up around the country, which were run by volunteer organizations that donated their proceeds to HIV/AIDS-related charities, such as Halloween's in New Orleans The success of these early parties gave way to other events hosted in other cities, with each party having its own theme.
Nu-disco is a 21st-century dance music genre associated with the renewed interest in 1970s and early 1980s disco, [132] mid-1980s Italo disco, and the synthesizer-heavy Euro disco aesthetics. [133] The moniker appeared in print as early as 2002, and by mid-2008 was used by record shops such as the online retailers Juno and Beatport. [ 134 ]
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.
Dance (Disco Heat) Dancin' Fool; Disco Band; The Disco Before the Breakdown; Disco Boy (song) Disco Clone; Disco Duck; Disco Inferno 'Disco' La Passione; Disco Lady; Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) Disco Party; Disco Queen
Hi-NRG is uptempo disco or electronic dance music usually featuring synthetic bassline octaves. This list contains some examples of hi-NRG artists and songs. Hi-NRG songs by non-hi NRG artists are also included.
Roller disco music is usually highly rhythmic and danceable; historically, it falls within the disco genre, but almost any form of dance, pop, house, R&B, or rock music is commonly played. Historically, roller disco events have included disco song premieres, [5] "roller marathons for charity", "roller disco contests", and "roller fund‐raisers ...
Tee Scott (real name Marc Allen Scott), disco DJ at the NYC club Better Days from 1976 to 1981, then resident at Zanzibar, and remixer of many classics; The Advent, Techno DJ/Producer; Tiësto (real name Tijs Michiel Verwest), Dutch trance, electro house, and techno DJ; Tidy Boys, UK-based hard house duo; Tiga; Jean F. Cochois, aka Timewriter
The event, widely popular in the area, is a tribute to the disco era and features live performances by 1970s-era musicians, along with dancers dressed in 1970s attire. The current event began as an annual occurrence in 1994, but it traces its history and name to a disco held in Buffalo in 1979, featuring The Trammps and Gloria Gaynor.