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-'''Boogie''' (or '''electro-funk''', '''post-disco''') is an [[electronic music|electronic]]/[[funk]]-influenced variation of [[post-disco]]. Boogie tracks are usually mid-tempo.+'''Cameo''' is a [[funk]]-influenced [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] group that was formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the '''New York City Players'''; this name was later changed to '''Cameo''' to avoid a lawsuit from [[Ohio Players|The Ohio Players]], another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several hits records. As of 2009, some of the original members continue to perform together, while two others were hired by the [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Outkast]].
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-Term "boogie" was used in [[London]] to describe a form of [[African-American]] [[dance music|dance]]/[[funk]] music from [[1980s]]. The name boogie tended to be used as, although essentially used to describe disco records, the word disco had gained bad connotations by the early 1980s. It had a popular following within London's [[underground scene]], often based around nightclubs and club DJs due to a lack of mainstream radio support. Boogie records were mostly imported from the [[United States]] and were sometimes regarded as "''electro-funk''" or "''disco-funk''". Originally the word [[boogie]] could be found in 1970s [[funk]] and [[disco]] records, but tracks like "[[Boogie's Gonna Get Ya]]" ([[Rafael Cameron]], 1981), "[[Don't Make Me Wait]]" ([[Peech Boys]], 1981), "[[Break Dancin' - Electric Boogie]]" ([[West Street Mob]], 1984), "[[I'm in Love (Evelyn King song)|I'm in Love]]" ([[Evelyn King (singer)|Evelyn "Champagne" King]], 1981) or "[[You're the One for Me (D. Train song)|You're the One for Me]]" ([[D. Train]], 1981) helped define the musical style of ''boogie''.+
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-Boogie [[record label]]s include [[Prelude Records (record label)|Prelude]], [[West End Records|West End]], [[Sam Records|Sam]] as well as mainstream disco labels like [[Salsoul Records|SalSoul]], [[Radar Records|Radar]] or [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]], among with [[Profile Records|Profile]], [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]], [[Streetwise Records|Streetwise]], [[Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill]], [[Emergency Records|Emergency]], [[Solar Records]] and Total Experience Records.+
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-The term was coined by UK DJs [[Norman Jay]] and [[Dez Parkes]]. Usually the term is used on specific music on [[eBay]].+
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-==Artists==+
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-*[[Aleem]]+
-*[[Arthur Baker]]+
-*[[Leroy Burgess]]+
-*[[Cameo (band)|Cameo]]+
-*[[Change (band)|Change]]+
-*[[Chéri (band)|Chéri]]+
-*[[D. Train]] +
-*[[Evelyn King (singer)|Evelyn King]]+
-*[[Freeez]]+
-*[[The Gap Band|Gap Band, The]]+
-*[[Kashif]] +
-*[[Kleeer]] +
-*[[Kool & The Gang]]+
-*[[Melba Moore]]+
-*[[Mtume]]+
-*[[Nick Straker Band]]+
-*[[Newcleus]]+
-*[[Peech Boys]]+
-*[[Raw Silk]]+
-*[[The SOS Band|SOS Band, The]]+
-*[[Sister Sledge]]+
-*[[The System|System, The]]+
-*[[Sharon Redd]]+
-*[[Timex Social Club]]+
-*[[Unique (band)|Unique]]+
-*[[Unlimited Touch]] +
-*[[The Whispers|Whispers, The]] +
-*[[Zapp]]+
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-===Contemporary artists===+
-Some contemporary artists continuing in this 80s funk music. +
-*[[Chin Chin]]+
-*[[Chromeo]] +
-*[[Dam-Funk]]+
-*[[James Pants]]+
-*[[Sa-Ra Creative Partners]]+
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-==Compilations==+
-{|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" style="font-size: 89%; border: white solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" +
-|- bgcolor="orange"+
-!Year (s)||Album||Label+
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-| '''2004'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 1 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2005'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 2 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2006'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 3 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2006''' || VA-The Ultimate Italian Disco Funk Collection - Volume 1 || PTG Records +
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-| '''2007'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 4 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2007'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 5 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2008'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 6 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2008'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 7 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2008'''|| VA-Masterpiece Volume 8 - The Ultimate Disco Funk Collection || PTG Records +
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-| '''2009'''|| VA-Disco Giants 6 || PTG Records +
-|}+
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-==See also==+
-*[[Electro music]]+
-*[[Old school hip hop]]+
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Cameo is a funk-influenced R&B group that was formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from The Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several hits records. As of 2009, some of the original members continue to perform together, while two others were hired by the hip hop group Outkast.

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