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\"\"<\/a>LOUIE VEGA & ANANE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It had been five whole years since<\/span> <\/strong>Louie Vega<\/a> played at the mega niteclub Compound. This moment had taken too long to come and this moment would not to be missed for anything in the world.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The room, quickly surveyed, revealed a pathetic abandoned emptiness. It reeked of a lonely silence except for the music played by Louie Vega. Yes, the legendary Mr. Vega hailing from Miami via Bronx was already on the 1\u2019s and 2\u2019s. The lack of bodies present presented a major problem as the cell phone displayed Friday, 12:05 am. The abundance of prime dance space proved highly unusual for a house music legend\u2019s set. Fortunately, the floor wasn\u2019t completely empty. There had to be at least ten house disciples already in mid-dance. Statuesque and poised stood several onlookers against walls in astonishment as if unsure of what they were to do in a dance club with a wide empty dance floor that beckoned to be inhibited.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Back on the decks, Louie delivered arsenal after arsenal of hits that destroyed the crowd. The few left standing hooped and hollered with such extreme aggression it caused the room to rock with jubilation. Then like fire from the sky fell the crowd\u2019s favorite,<\/span><\/strong> \u201cTwisted\u201d<\/a> Louie\u2019s rework of a dance diva\u2019s classic. Around the club people twirled in the air and spun in circles to the lyrics, \u201cYou\u2019ve got me twisted on your love.\u201d How appropriate as people yelled the lyrics in sheer delight. This felt more like heaven than a niteclub; a kind of twisted heaven where the wooden dance floor transformed into streets of gold.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After a short transition of tweaking the mixer\u2019s knobs, Louie stepped aside. Interestingly, Louie exited the decks to make room for his wife, Mrs.<\/span> <\/strong>Anane Vega<\/a>. Was he really finished? He\u2019d only been on deck for 45 minutes. That wasn\u2019t long enough to be teased by such quintessential tunes.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Within a moment\u2019s breath, Anane set up shop. WOW, what beauty! You\u2019ve got to be kidding. What can she do on those decks that Louie hasn\u2019t already done? Sure she can stand on stage and look good but what about her skills on the steel? With rapid dissension, Anane moved between the 1\u2019s and 2\u2019s with a soulful bounce as if ready to drop a new born child into the crowd. Behind the glamazon played an amazing black and white concept video of her new single. What ingenious marketing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Then the build-up of anticipation occurred that aroused an energy that took prisoner one-by-one the followers on the dance floor. Suddenly, the people were arrested with a penetrable force not from Anane\u2019s untouchable beauty but from what was to come. What followed was an auditory delight of deep house and afro-beat that descended upon the crowd as holy water. What was this sacred force that cultivated every being in attendance to jump and behave like wild unrestraint animals at a petting zoo? The room went crazy. Literally, the atmosphere transcended into an otherworld of talking African drums when the club\u2019s walls fell down and gave way to Africa\u2019s Amazon jungles.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For the rest of the night, Anane slew the room with her rhythmic conquest. The music brought out dance moves never before rehearsed. Legs were stretched in the air and arms swung to and fro as if in tantra positions. The music continued to stretch every vein, joint and muscle present in the room. Never had the crowd danced so deep in what seemed like ages.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Photogrpahy by John Crooms<\/a><\/p>\n

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