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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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35 minutes

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Fri 15 Jul 2022 04:00

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  • Fri 15 Jul 2022 04:00

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