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DISCO

DISCO. Names : Maria Sol Besada, Rocio Escorcielo, Delfina Agueira . Teacher : Andrea. Year : 1 “A”.

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DISCO

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  1. DISCO • Names: Maria Sol Besada, Rocio Escorcielo, Delfina Agueira. • Teacher: Andrea. • Year: 1 “A”

  2. Disco comes from the word "discotheque;" a termusedto describe the nightclubspeoplewenttoduring the 1960s and 70s. Disco music is meanttobedancedtoorto entice listenerstoget up and dance. At first, disco musicwasenjoyedinsidenightclubs, with Disc Jockeys (ordeejay/DJ) playing and mixingsongslike "Get Down Tonight" by KC and the Sunshine Band, "Never Can SayGoodbye" by Gloria Gaynor and otherartists.

  3. Lateron, the tempo of thesesongsbecamefaster, the playing time longer and songsfromothergenressuch as funkweremixed in. By the mid 1970s, disco musicdominated the airwaveswithsongslike "If I Can'tHave You" byYvonneElliman and later, "More Than A Woman," "NightFever," "Stayin' Alive" and "You Should Be Dancing" by the BeeGeesbeingplayed.

  4. Soon, disco musiccouldalsobeheardonmovies, with films likeSaturdayNight Livefurtherfuellingitspopularity. Itbecame so popular thatevenartistslike Cher, Kiss and Rod Stewart allrecorded disco songs. By the 1980s, the appeal of disco musicdwindledbutmade a comebackduring the 90s. Musicthatwasderivedfrom disco include Euro, Garage, House and HI-Energy. • Othersongsthatbecame a favorite are: • "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges • "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward • "Dance, Dance, Dance," "Everybody Dance" and "Good Times" by Chic • "Upside Down" by Diana Ross • "LovetoLove You Baby" byDonnaSummer • "Funkytown" byLipps Inc.

  5. The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the discomusic era in the late 1970s. Stayin' Alive BeeGees

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