Club Zanzibar

During the '80s and '90s as New York became dominated by hip hop, New Jersey forged its own path and developed a sound which was a kind of a soulful, song-led, gospel influenced type of dance music, the Jersey sound, or garage, named after Larry Levan's Paradise Garage club.

But the nucleus of the Jersey sound was Club Zanzibar in Newark, New Jersey, and DJ Tony Humphries.

This is Back 2 Zanzibar by LY from 1994.

Testing one, two, one, two.

Yeah, that's the idea.

Move, jump, jack, your body.

Club Zanzibar brings us neatly to the main reason for this episode, vocalist and producer Roland Clark and his tune I Get Deep from the year 2000.

As a teenager in the mid '80s, Zanzibar played a very formative role in Roland's career.

DJ Butter Rock, Butter Rock, Butter Rock, Butter Rock.

First time I met Wendy Williams was 93 in Club Zanzibar, Newark, New Jersey.

Won't forget it.

She said, I look like Play from Kid and Play.