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Like it or not, house was first and foremost a direct descendant of disco.
You may be black, you may be white, you may be Jew, or entile. It don't make a difference in our house. -- Mr Fingers, Can U Feel It?, 1986 |
House |
| Stylistic origins: |
Electro, Funk, Disco, Synthpop, R&B |
| Cultural origins: |
1980s, New York, Chicago, United Kingdom |
| Typical instruments: |
Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Keyboard - Sampler |
| Mainstream popularity: |
Large, especially late 1980s and early 1990s United Kingdom |
| Derivative forms: |
Rave - Nu jazz - Madchester |
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