Episode 21: Paying Respect with DJ Noir
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In this episode, Celtic howls at the moon with professional DJ, producer, and co-founder of the Juke Bounce Werk crew/label, the lovely DJ Noir. Over a round of Belgian beers, they discuss the process of teaching herself how to DJ, the influence of Kemistry & Storm (@djstormdnb), the infamous DJMag (@djmagofficial) article, the erasure of Black people from their cultural creations, the origins of the Juke Bounce Werk crew and label, the integrity of Chicago dancers and djs, the importance of context in dancing to the music, the relationships between dancers and djs, the fallacy of the 160 "genre", the watering down of Jungle, paying respect to the source, swallowing your pride as a guest to a culture, how to start listening to Juke music if you’ve never heard it before, the legacy of RP Boo, and the art of managing your expectations. To read the infamous DJ Mag article: https://djmag.com/longreads/dj-noir-160-movement-must-not-erase-its-black-roots To read the Kevin Saunderson article mentioned by Noir: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9408240/kevin-saunderson-dance-music-scene-failing-black-artists-interview DJ Noir has declined to accept donations, but please check out her work and the work of her label at: https://jukebouncewerk.bandcamp.com/
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