Afro/Cosmic Music - Founding Clubs and DJs

Founding Clubs and DJs

Discothèques to which Afro/Cosmic's early development is attributed include the following:

• Kinky Club in Manerbio, Italy (1973–1978) – primarily funky disco
• Baia degli Angeli (Bay of Angels) in Gabicce Mare, Italy (1974–c. 1979); closed and reopened as Nephenta (c. 1979) – primarily "disco-funky"
• Cosmic Club in Lazise, Verona, Italy (1979–1984) – Cosmic (primarily New Wave/pop/industrial/electronic)
  • The club had a capacity of 1000 and decor inspired by American clubs like Odyssey 2001 (where Saturday Night Fever was filmed) and Studio 54.
• Le Cupole in Manerbio, Brescia, Italy (1979) – primarily funky disco, proto-Afro
• Bisbi in Pavone del Mella, Brescia, Italy (1980) – primarily funky disco, proto-Afro
• Good Moon Leno, Brescia, Italy (1980) – primarily funky disco, proto-Afro
• Typhoon in Gambara, Brescia, Italy (1980–1984, 1985–1987) – Afro
• Chicago in Baricella, Bologna, Italy (1979-1987) – primarily funky disco, Afro
• AfroDylan in Coccaglio, Italy (1993-2011) – primarily a new style of "Afro"
• la cometa dancing in piobesi torinese,torino italy - (1975-1995)

DJs to which Afro/Cosmic's early development is attributed include the following:

• Bob Day and Tom Sison (‘Season’) from New York (Baia degli Angeli, 1974–1976)
• Claudio ‘Mozart’ Rispoli (Baia degli Angeli, 1977–1978)
• Daniele Baldelli (Baia degli Angeli, 1977–1978; Cosmic Club, 1979–1984)
• Beppe Loda (Kinky Club, 1973–1978; Le Cupole, 1979; Bisbi, 1980; Typhoon, 1980–1984; Cosmic Club, late 1984; Chicago, 1985; Typhoon, 1985–1987)
• Claudio ‘T.B.C.’ Tosi Brandi
• Ebreo
• Fabrizio Fattori
• Rubens
• Spranga
• Meo
• Pery
• Fary
• DJ Brahms