The story of house music’s black roots
Beyoncé, Drake and the origins of house music in Chicago’s black communities.
With BeyoncĂ© and Drake’s new house tracks dominating the dance charts, we check out the origins of the genre and how it started in the black LGBTQ community. LynnĂ©e Denise, a DJ and dance music expert, tells De-Graft about the history of house, and ±«Óătv Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenter DJ Jeremiah Asiamah explains why it’s not just “oontz” music.
We also talk to Katouche and Hannah, who are both disabled, about their experience at Wireless Festival – they say access was “terrible”.
And following the racist abuse of Lewis Hamilton, we hear from Corey Alleyne, an up-and-coming racing driver, about being black in one of the least ethnically-diverse sports, motor racing.
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