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On this last day of #BlackMusicMonth and #PrideMonth 2024 NYC @pbs station @wliw21 is airing the 3-part series "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution" tonight at 7PM ET. The series is also streaming on www.PBS.org

Video and caption reposted from @pbs It's time to put on your boogie shoes and explore the story of Disco, a global music phenomenon born among gay and Black communities who came together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York, where dance floors became a platform in their battle for visibility and inclusion. All three episodes of "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution" are airing tonight, Sunday, June 30th starting at 7:00 pm on WLIW.

From the basement bars of ‘70s New York to the peak of the global charts, this is the story of disco: its rise, its fall... and its legacy.

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The Dazzling, Daring History of Disco

Published on June 25, 2024

by Ashlee Sierra: Whether you were on the dance floor in the late 1970s or just heard your first Donna Summer song, you’ve probably felt the bright, groovy beats of disco. But did you know that this genre has always been more than dance music?

Disco was an innovation that encouraged people to enjoy the world and each other instead of focusing on fear. Just as importantly, it was a social, political and cultural movement uniting communities too often barred from mainstream artistic expression.

Simply put, there’s a lot to say about disco music.

In “Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution” on PBS, you get an exclusive invite to the basement bars, warehouses and dance clubs that breathed life into a radical genre. You’ll learn the story of disco from the artists who made it happen and see for yourself that disco’s not dead.

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