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"I Remember Yesterday" is a studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released in 1977 on Casablanca Records. The record functions as a concept album, sequencing tracks to evoke a chronological progression of popular musical styles from the 1940s through the 1950s and 1960s. The album's final si...

The Hassan II Mosque stands as a prominent landmark in Casablanca, Morocco. Completed in 1993, it is notable for its expansive design incorporating an open-air setting directly over the Atlantic Ocean. The mosque’s significant scale and use of marble make it a unique example of modern Islamic archit...

Love to Love You Baby is the second studio album by Donna Summer, released on Casablanca Records in 1975 and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. The nearly seventeen-minute title track, recorded as an extended disco suite, was a significant commercial hit and helped establish the format o...

"From Here to Eternity" is a studio album by Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, released in 1977 through Casablanca Records. It is widely recognized as a foundational electronic music record, utilizing synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines to construct a purely electronic Eurodisco sound. The a...

Once Upon a Time is the fourth studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released in October 1977 as a double LP by Casablanca Records. A loose concept album tracing a Cinderella-style narrative from "Once Upon a Time" to "Happily Ever After," it was produced by Summer's longtime collaborators G...

The Marché Central de Casablanca is a historic covered market located in the center of Morocco's largest city. Constructed during the French Protectorate period, it features a distinctive Art Deco architectural style designed by architect Pierre Bousquet. The market functions as a central commercial...

"E=MC2" is a 1979 studio album by Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, released on the Casablanca record label. The album is notable for its pioneering use of electronic instrumentation, specifically the Roland MC-8 Microcomposer, to sequence the music. It was one of the first digital recordings made a...

Hugh Masekela’s *Stimela* is a significant jazz album from 1974. It blends his alto saxophone playing with South African musical styles, particularly the sounds of the South African railway express train – Stimela – and the Casablanca jazz scene. The record offers a compelling fusion of global influ...

Philip G. Epstein was an American screenwriter who, alongside his twin brother Julius, won an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay for the 1942 film "Casablanca."

Julius J. Epstein was an American screenwriter who, alongside his twin brother Philip, won an Academy Award for co-writing the 1942 classic film "Casablanca."

Howard Koch (1901-1995) was an American screenwriter and playwright best known for co-writing the screenplay for the 1942 film Casablanca. During the anti-communist investigations of the early 1950s, Koch was blacklisted by Hollywood studios and subsequently moved to England for several years. His o...

Cruisin' is the third studio album by the Village People, released by Casablanca Records in 1978 during the commercial peak of disco. It contains "Y.M.C.A.," a widely recognized dance recording built around the group's costumed public personas and a participatory chorus commonly accompanied by arm g...

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is the 1977 debut studio album by the French-American disco group Santa Esmeralda. The record is built around the band's eponymous club hit, which reimagines the 1965 song by The Animals as an extended, flamenco-infused disco track. Released during the height of the d...

A Love Trilogy is the third studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released in 1976 on Casablanca Records. It was recorded in Munich with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, continuing the Eurodisco direction of her earlier work. The album's first side is occupied by the extended sui...

Mouth to Mouth is the 1979 debut studio album by Minneapolis disco group Lipps Inc., released on the Casablanca Records label. Produced by Steven Greenberg, the album features the international hit single 'Funkytown,' which reached number one on charts worldwide and became one of disco's most recogn...

Double Platinum is the first greatest hits album by the American hard rock band KISS, released by Casablanca Records in 1978. The compilation gathers tracks from the band's first six studio albums, capturing the peak of their 1970s era. Notably, the record features remixed versions of several classi...

Four Seasons of Love is a 1976 concept album by American singer Donna Summer, produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Released via Casablanca Records, the album consists of four extended disco tracks, each representing a different season of a romantic relationship. The continuous mix format b...

Macho Man is the second studio album by the American disco group Village People, released in 1978 on Casablanca Records. The album is particularly notable for its title track, which became the group's first major hit on the United States pop charts, helping to establish them in mainstream music. It...

Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 soundtrack album featuring music from the disco film of the same name, released on Casablanca Records. The album is distinguished by its inclusion of "Last Dance" by Donna Summer, which became a massive international hit and won the Academy Award for Best Original Son...

Go West is the fourth studio album by Village People, released in 1979 by Casablanca Records during the height of the disco era. It includes the title track, a Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, and Victor Willis composition that presents westward travel as an anthem of aspiration and communal possibilit...

The Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahman is a shrine on an islet off Algiers, honoring the 15th-century Sufi saint Sidi Abderrahman al-Tha'alibi.

Village People's Village People is the group's 1977 debut album, created by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo around stylized gay club archetypes.

The House of the Rising Sun is a 1978 Santa Esmeralda album on Philips and Casablanca, extending the group's disco remakes of 1960s rock songs.

The Casablanca International Marathon is an annual Moroccan road race covering 42.195 kilometres through Casablanca, the country's largest city.

Pucker Up is the 1980 second album by Lipps Inc. on Casablanca, featuring How Long, a cover that reached No. 4 on the US dance chart.

Another Cha-Cha is a 1979 Santa Esmeralda album, notable for the club single Another Cha-Cha, which reached No. 16 on the US disco chart.

Village People's Live and Sleazy is a 1979 double album pairing live recordings with new studio tracks during the group's disco peak.

Bad Reputation is the Ritchie Family's 1979 Casablanca album, with Victor Willis among the writers and Put Your Feet to the Beat as its club hit.

Beauty is a 1978 Santa Esmeralda album on Philips and Casablanca, released after the group's hits with Latin disco versions of Animals-associated songs.