"Right Down Here," Asha Puthli (1973)

 

Right down where? Proto-disco queen. Immersed in early disco's dancefloor groove ambience and hedonistic fantasy; lots of wah-wah, strings, and sensual polyrhythmic accents. Gets over with a sexed-up personality and breathy bedroom vocals more than big diva pipes. Hung out with Warhol. Influenced Donna Summers' "Love to Love You Baby" fashion sense. And she's still going strong. Here's the whole story from The Guardian: 

1970s disco queen Asha Puthli


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