"Friction is common among people working on a shared goal, but it's especially distressing at The Loft, a holy space in underground music culture designed to transcend human pride. Built on a manifesto of egalitarianism, friendship and inclusivity, the get-together is modelled as a family-style reunion. Lofters are supposed to practise compassion and care with each other, not point fingers. "It's a scandal and David is turning in his grave now," lamented Giancarlo Bianchi, founder of Italy's The Last Note, a sister Loft party that he launched with Mancuso's blessing in 2013. "All of us feel sad and shocked by what has happened in New York." "—

https://ra.co/features/4393?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_global_mailer_30.08.24_11486032

#TheLoft #legacy #NYC #music #celebration #conflict #DavidMancuso #history #community #inclusiveness #LoveSavesTheDay #animosity #egos #NewYork

"With the mirror ball the unifying point, David selected music in conversation with his dancers so they could embark on a collective, unfolding journey that helped them to relax their egos and enter a heightened plane of consciousness that touched the vibrational, interconnected, material-spiritual essence of the universe. David spent a lifetime shaping the Loft to fulfil this goal. Is this what Louis Vuitton’s approach to clothing design is really about? Can we access the essence of what it is to be human, entering into a form of collective joy and maybe experiencing a form of cosmic transcendence, by putting on a pair of shoes, a shirt, matching trousers and a jacket? Is this what goes down in the changing rooms of Louis Vuitton’s stores?"—Tim Lawrence [David Mancuso & Louis Vuitton] >

https://www.timlawrence.info/david-mancuso-and-louis-vuitton

#TheLoft vs #LVMH #DavidMancuso vs #LouisVuitton
#appropriation #capitalism #music #fashion #dance #history #community #marketing #insight #lovewillsavetheday

David Mancuso @ It's Music, Shibuya FM, Tokyo 31/07/2005 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqELJWfsnX4 #DavidMancuso #YouTube

1000 Day Album Challenge (#89) Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa (1973) [29.03.24]

mama ko mama sa maka makossa / mama ko mama sa maka makossa
mama ko mama sa maka makossa…

I believe this record entered my life during my late thirties or early forties. I felt like I remembered the song from when I was a kid, but that memory seemed too fleeting to be certain that it was genuine. if I heard it I certainly didn’t recall that the artist was Manu Dibango, a saxophonist from Cameroon.

Soul Makossa is one of the most important records in the development of disco and dance culture. it was the first record to break in the clubs and then become a Top 40 hit. it reached #35 on the Billboard charts. it was unearthed by the legendary David Mancuso, who discovered it in a small record store in a West Indian neighborhood in Brooklyn. it became a staple at his party, The Loft, and was subsequently played by the Chief Rocker, Frankie Crocker on WBLS.

subsequent generations might recognize it because of Michael Jackson interpolating the soul makossa chant within Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ featured on Thriller. that section was then sampled by Rihanna in Don’t Stop the Music. it has gone onto be sampled dozens of times.

New Bell is the other can’t miss track here. I don’t mean to be dismissive to say that it follows the same formula as Soul Makossa. when a formula works it worlds. New Bell has a driving rhythm with some fantastic sax played over the top of it. for a dancefloor it should be like honey to a bee.

#1000DayAlbumChallenge #ManuDibango #SoulMakossa #DavidMancuso #TheLoft

Listening to “Love is the message” podcast about dance music and counterculture mainly ventured around the New York party scene from the 1970’s and particularly David Mancuso and The Loft. #ElectronicMusicHistory #TheLoft #DavidMancuso #LoveIsTheMessage #podcast https://anchor.fm/lovemessagepod/

“Some parties are more intense than others, but I’ve always come away feeling better about the world, better about myself, better about people. I always felt something good from it.” David Mancuso #quote #DavidMancuso #party

Kids sitting at little tables, drinking orange juice and listening to 45s played by a nun, that’s possibly where the seed for The Loft was planted: https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/11/david-mancuso-dj-history-interview #DavidMancuso #TheLoft #NewYork #DjHistory #ElectronicMusicHistory #interview