Disco and Funk

Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in 1974 from the United States’ urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the- floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers and electric rhythm guitar.

Disco started as a mixture of music from venues popular among, African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, gay Americans, and Italian-Americans in Philadelphia and New York City in 1974. Disco can be seen as a reaction by the 1960s counterculture to both the dominance of rock music and the stigmatization of dance music at the time. By the late 1970s, most major U.S. cities had thriving disco club scenes, and DJs would mix dance records at clubs such as Studio 54 in Manhatten, a venue popular among celebrities. Nightclub-goers often wore expensive, extravagant outfits, consisting predominantly of loose, flowing pants or dresses for ease of movement while dancing.

Top artists: Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Ross, Chic, Change, Kool & The Gang, Rick James, Michael Jackson, B. B. & Q. Band, Cerrone and many more…