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Funhouse
526 West 26th Street · Chelsea, Manhattan40.7497° N / 74.0027° W
Overview
Chelsea club central to freestyle and electro, associated with the residency of Jellybean Benitez.
Funhouse is often cited as a center of freestyle and electro in the early 1980s, associated with the residency of John 'Jellybean' Benitez and a young, largely Latino crowd. It is frequently named within the lineage that connected electro, freestyle, and early dance-pop.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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Sonic profile
discohip-hopmixed
Cultural role
freestyle sceneLatin nightlifeDJ residency
DJs, promoters & people
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Tags
#freestyle#electro#Latincrowd#West26th