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An Arab-Jewish Duo Unites Over Sexy Synth-Pop

JL;DR SUMMARY The article delves into the musical journey of Chromeo, an Arab-Jewish electro-pop duo known for their disco-infused 80s synth-pop, as they release their third album, "Business Casual." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Pop CultureArab Jewish PartnershipChromeoSynth PopElectro PopBusiness CasualDavid MacklovitchPatrick Gemayel80s MusicHall & Oates

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"The cover art of the Montreal-based electro-pop duos breakout album, Fancy Footwork (2007), reveals David Dave 1 Macklovitch and Patrick P-Thugg Gemayel playing keyboards perched atop legs straight out of a Robert Palmer video."

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