Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

7.4
202359m

From the basement bars of 70s New York to the peak of the global charts, this is the story of how disco conquered the world: its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.

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Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2023

How disco conquered the world: its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.

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1. Rock the Boat

5.0

The remarkable story of how a global music phenomenon was born among the gay and black communities in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.

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2. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now

5.0

Set against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation, a look at the high watermark of disco in the mid to late 70s, conquering the mainstream and turning black women and gay men into icons.

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3. Stayin' Alive

5.0

By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it.

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