A Tricky sum to evaluate (Haldane)

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I'm trying to find a way to evaluate this sum (found by Haldane in Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 635 (1988): $$S_{pq}=\sum_{n=1}^{N-1} z^{nJ} (1-z^{n})^{p-1}(1-z^{-n})^{q-1}$$ with $z= e^{\frac{2i\pi}{N}}$ and $0\leq J\leq N$ if someone have an idea, let me know, Thanks

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Hint: You can use the binomial expansion and then simplify back with the N-th roots of the unit $\exp{(\frac{2i\pi}{N})}$.