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Disco History: How Poussez! and Alphonse Mouzon Turned Jazz Fusion into Dancefloor Gold

Disco History: How Poussez! and Alphonse Mouzon Turned Jazz Fusion into Dancefloor Gold

The Twelve Inch 162 : Come On And Do It (Poussez!)

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The success of Saturday Night Fever flipped the disco world on its head. What had started as an underground movement exploded into a global music industry almost overnight. Nightclubs with flashing, illuminated dancefloors sprang up everywhere, and people rushed to sign up for dance classes to learn the moves John Travolta made famous.

Suddenly, everyone…

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