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“[...] We have similar stories over and over again with all of these different genres—salsa, bachata, reggaetón, etc. I see reggaetón as the latest of a long history of the music industry taking genres that come from working class and Afro-Latinx communities and then making them mainstream through the performances of whiter Latinx artists. And I think it is also important to clarify when I say mainstream, I don't necessarily mean English-speaking US mainstream audiences. [...]"
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Marvin Gilmore is also part of #MusicHistory

He opened the Western Front (we know what inspired that name!), an integrated #jazz club in #Boston. Over the years it also played #reggae, #reggaeton, #LatinJazz, #gospel, and #rockandroll, and eventually #electronica, #deephouse, and #hiphop

Helping to launch the careers of Cassandra Wilson, First Edition, Webster Lewis, the Kelvinators, James Montgomery, Peter Bell, Akrobatik, Mr Lif, RipShop, and many others

mmone.org/the-western-front/

The Music Museum of New England · The Western Front | The Music Museum of New EnglandThe Riverside area of Cambridge at Western Avenue and the […]

Whelp, I was too lazy(add) to get around to finding a new instance before my old instance was shut down (Yeah THAT one). The signs were coming for a long time, I just had other priorities. Now I am trying to recreate my account and connections from there.

So new instance, time for an #introduction post. (I never actually did an introduction post on my old account).

My name is Claire, and I am a #transgender woman. Although I have sort of known I was a woman since early puberty, I didn't accept it and decide to transition until my mid 50s. I have been fully out as a #TransWoman and living my life as a woman since May, 2024. My transition is still ongoing and is a big part of my life. My posts here are going to talk a lot about transition. I talk a lot about my transition in person too. I am still only attracted to women, so that makes me a #lesbian.

Besides being a hot mess of a #trans girl, here's some things about my life:

* I work in tech. I am a Principal Engineer for a big tech corporation. I work on and around media streaming tech.
* Before streaming media I worked on computer games, chances are you've heard of a couple of them.
* I am passionate about #music and especially #LiveMusic. I have eclectic tastes and fangirl about many different genres, mainly contemporary ones. #Indie, #IndieFolk, #LatinPop, #Reggaeton, #alternative, #flamenco, #punk, #NewWave, #PostPunk, #industrial, #goth, #DarkWave.
* #cycling is my main way of staying physically active (besides going to dance clubs with my friends), I try to ride at least 3 days a week. Message me if you want to follow my #strava account.
* My politics are #liberal, with mainly #leftist leanings, but most of my hard core lefty friends think I am too conservative. I generally don't get into politics here except for #LGBTQA , #feminism , and overall #humanrights
* I used to study #photography, but it's been a while since I've been active. I just bought a couple of film cameras that I hope will inspire me to shoot more.
* Mom to 3 awesome adult daughters, 2 of whom are #twins
* I have 2 dogs, that I co-parent with my ex-wife.

Posts from this account are intended for a #transgender and/or #queer audience. If you are not #trans or clearly super gay from your post history I won't accept the follow. If you are just interested in my political stuff, follow sfba.social/@techno_serf

***Edit:** because I left out a couple of important things*