Open Culture (Official)Dec 7, 2022

The Untold Story of Disco and Its Black, Latino & LGBTQ Roots

https://www.openculture.com/2022/12/the-untold-story-of-disco-and-its-black-latino-lgbtq-roots.html

The Untold Story of Disco and Its Black, Latino & LGBTQ Roots

As a white Midwestern child of the ‘70s, I received two messages loud and clear: disco was a breathtakingly glamorous, sexy urban scene, and “disco sucks.” Culturally, the latter prevailed. It was the opinion voiced most loudly by the popular boys.

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Show threadToni Aittoniemi

@openculture Ah. But not really untold.

Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton, Kai Fikentcher, Simon Reynolds and others have written about it quite extensively. Granted, maybe it is just nerdy #musicologists like me, or people who lived through the 70’s-80’s who remember.

It is a topic I have found many people are surprised when mentioned: It was not just Hip-Hop music that came out of #turntable #techniques.

Great pick! And check out the #books from authors listed here as well. 😉

Dec 7, 2022 at 3:53pmWeb
Show threadTrading Places ResearchDec 8, 2022
@gimulnautti @openculture You may like this
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Beat-Around-Secret-History-ebook/dp/B00XHMG8JK
Show threadToni AittoniemiDec 8, 2022
@TradingPlacesResearch @openculture Ah yes, Shapiro! 😍 A great addition to any collection on dance music, and his other books as well.
Show threadTrading Places ResearchDec 8, 2022
@gimulnautti He’s a lively writer.