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Strictly Sound Of Louie Vega

Louie Vega [Strictly Rhythm]

#16 in this month's The 20

• Written by: lizwarner
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If it seems as if jazz and funk run through Louie Vega’s soul, perhaps it’s best to review his family tree.

His bloodline can be traced from his father, Louie Vega, Sr., who is known as a jazz and Latin saxophonist.

And it doesn’t stop there — his uncle was renowned salsa singer Hector Lavoe, who worked with Fania All Stars.

With organics working strongly for him, his education of attending 1980s New York City locales such as The Paradise Garage and the Bronx River Projects block parties only cemented the deal.

Vega has been making inroads for years in the jazz-etched dance scene in NYC and beyond, backed by his catalog with Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez as Masters at Work (MAW).

He’s grown to be one of the most well-known names in hands-in-the-air good time dancefloor explosions.

On ‘Strictly Sound Of Louie Vega’, he’s taken either his own productions or remixes and placed them into one complete package — a bit of a snapshot of Louie Vega as an artist.

Though the mix has its ebbs and flows, it is consistent throughout in that it points to the dancefloor strength of the DJ at hand.

Could this mix CD replace the DJ experience at a club?

“Seeing the actual DJ and energy coming from him and the crowd can only be done by the DJ himself.”

While Vega recognizes that a mix CD can’t possibly replace a DJ at the club — not even ‘Strictly Sound Of Louie Vega’ — this particular collection somehow breathes a life all its own.

Get ‘Strictly Sound Of Louie Vega’ Disc 1 on Beatport.

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