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Jazz years
In the 1920s and 1930s, the cotton clun in Harlem was the best place in town. Great African-American musicians like Duke Ellington player there.
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A new Sound
Bands from the West Coast were singing about love and putting flowers in their hair. New york has a new band.It songs were not very happy and they were often about unusual subjects. -
The Birth of Rap
Rap music began ont he streets of New York in the 1970s
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Party Nights
New York has new dance music called "disco".It is famous dancing.
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Rap
In the late 1990s, there was trouble between rap singers from New York and singers from the West Coast. New York rap star biggie smalls was shot dead. -
MTV
New York is also the home of MTV, also cell Music Telecision.This is a new kind of music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKdqawu6fyI
