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Louie Vega

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"Little" Louie Vega. Louie Vega is the Miles Davis of dance music. Like the impossible to categorize Davis, Vega is constantly reinventing himself; and revolutionizing the musical landscape in the process. During his nearly two-decade long career, Vega has crafted some of the most ground-breaking singles in dance music history (“The Nervous Track”, “It’s Alright, I Feel It” and “You Can Do It”), kick started genres like soulful house (“Beautiful People,” “I Get Lifted”), and revitalized the careers of legends like Roy Ayers, George Benson and Tito Puente. Born in the Bronx in 1965, Vega grew up in an environment rich with Latin music. His father, Louie Vega Sr, is an accomplished jazz and Latin saxophonist and his uncle was renowned salsa singer Hector Lavoe (of Fania All Stars fame). Vega’s musical influences didn’t end with Latin music though: in the eighties, he was a regular at legendary nightclubs like The Paradise Garage and attended Afrika Bambaataa’s famous Bronx River Projects block parties. In the mid-eighties, Vega began to make a name for himself as an up-and-coming DJ, playing at Bronx and Manhattan hotspots like Devil’s Nest, Roseland, Studio 54 and the Palladium. He played with a raw energy and enthusiasm that reflected his passion for the music, and his sets were refreshingly diverse, encompassing everything from Latin-Jazz and hip-hop to British new wave. Towards the end of the decade though, Vega became disenchanted with the club scene’s increasing musi

top songs

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Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) - Vintage Culture Remix

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Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy)

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Vince Montana Tribute - LV & Rick Wilhite ReWork

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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (feat. Anané & Tony Touch)

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Jungle Fever

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Let It Go - Vintage Culture Remix

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Cosmic Witch (feat. Anané) - Mochakk Remix

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Let It Go

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Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) - Extended Mix

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Steel Congo

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albums

Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy)

Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy)

Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) [Vintage Culture Remix]

Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) [Vintage Culture Remix]

NYC Disco

NYC Disco

Expansions In The NYC Preview EP 2

Expansions In The NYC Preview EP 2

Elements Of Life

Elements Of Life

Expansions In The NYC

Expansions In The NYC

Let It Go

Let It Go

Cosmic Witch (feat. Anané) [Mochakk Remix]

Cosmic Witch (feat. Anané) [Mochakk Remix]

Let It Go (Vintage Culture Remix)

Let It Go (Vintage Culture Remix)

Diamond Life

Diamond Life

Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) [Dom Dolla Remix]

Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) [Dom Dolla Remix]

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