{"id":18155,"date":"2019-10-31T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T10:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=18155"},"modified":"2019-10-31T15:38:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:38:38","slug":"nile-rodgers-dubai-riff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/nile-rodgers-dubai-riff\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Legend Nile Rodgers Casually Performs A Riff For A Fan In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine seeing Nick Rodgers somewhere around Dubai- the legend behind &#8217;70s music and songs that have shaped generations, even until today. Well, a super fan got to request for Grammy-award winning composer, producer and guitarist Nick Rodgers to perform a solo riff, and that he did.<\/p>\n<p>The music legend known for being the creative genius behind hits like <em>&#8220;Le Freak&#8221;<\/em> and &#8220;<em>Good Times,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>has been in Dubai since the end of October because of a gig in Dubai on Wednesday night. What a time to stumble upon a legend!<\/p>\n<p>Iconic.<\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3ti8DbA-Q1\/<\/p>\n<h2>Nile didn&#8217;t just make a fan&#8217;s day but tweeted about the moment too<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>He tweeted <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m in Dubai, a guy sees me with my guitar and says, &#8220;Can you show me He&#8217;s The Greatest Dancer?&#8221; He was at our gig last night, I post this funky riff&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dubai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dubai<\/a>, a guy sees me w my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/guitar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#guitar<\/a> &amp; says, \u201cCan you show me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hesthegreatestdancer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hesthegreatestdancer<\/a>. He was at our gig last night. I posted this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/funky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#funky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/riff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#riff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLTmvKQiTY\">pic.twitter.com\/NLTmvKQiTY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nilerodgers\/status\/1189759574309400576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Rodgers worked with Diana Ross, Madonna, Duran Duran in the &#8217;80s all the way to Daft Punk and Lady Gaga<\/h2>\n<p>If you recall singing along to Lady Gaga&#8217;s &#8220;I Want Your Love&#8221;, this was actually a remake from a Rodgers original hit.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2ZdKMeAt9h\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Imagine seeing Nick Rodgers somewhere around Dubai- the legend behind &#8217;70s music and songs that have shaped generations, even until today. 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