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The Copacabana
is a New York City nightclub that opened in the year 1940, the year where America has awoken from a ten-year hangover, better known as the Great Depression. The club was Brazilian in theme, run by Jews and Italians which oddly enough was known to serve some of the best Chinese cuisine in the city. The decor was marvelous art deco with palm trees everywhere illuminated by blue and pink hues. The Copa was the first supper club to present a line of dancing beauties known as the Copa Girls. Also, there were two society bands, and two Latin bands, which played the hottest Rhumba, Merengue and cha-cha rhythms. However, all these elements of “exoticism” were for the white gaze. The Latinx culture became a spectacle. Nowadays, the Copacabana has become a cosmopolitan space that celebrates Latinx culture through remixes of the hottest reggaeton, salsa, and bachata hits. Following the words of Bad Bunny “vamos a perrear la vida es corta”.
Cafe Zanzibar
is a New York City nightclub which was open in the early - mid 1940s, the club was situated at 49th St and Broadway from 1944 onwards. The club hosted three performances per evening 8pm, 12pm, and 2am. It was a wildly popular spot for people to go dancing, and had performers on its dazzling horseshoe shaped stage such as Cab Calloway and Ella Fitzgerald. Cafe Zanzibar was one of the few places which allowed a black audience into the space, which many said made it even more appealing. People were able to pay $2 to have dinner, watch a show, and dance before and after. The cheap prices, meant Zanzibar was a go to spot for a show, dinner and dance till it closed in 1947.
Imagining what Cafe Zanzibar would be like as a modern day establishment was tough, however since it was ahead of its time with inclusivity then, it must also be now. Playing the hottest new afro beats, bashment, and island music hits.
