In his new book lecture Tuesday, CU Boulder researcher Reiland Rabaka focuses on the relationship between the Black Women’s Liberation Movement and its music, heralding pioneers like Aretha Franklin ...

In 1969, a forgotten Chicago soul band called The Radiants released a song titled "Choo Choo," a superbly danceable soul song with a funky, atmospheric guitar riff; a minimal, instrumental breakdown; ...

If you live over the pond in the UK you may have already heard whispers (or loud screams) about THUMP’s Disco Emporium at the Dollop NYE Party with MK and co. at the Troxy. You’ve probably already ...

There is something very special about watching a great singer watch another singer perform. You must have seen the social media posts of rockstars and music legends watching a fellow star in full ...

Prominent disco, funk and soul singer Gwen McCrae has died aged 81. Soul music platform Soul Tracks confirmed the news on Friday, February 21, revealing that she had passed away the same day. “We ...

Disco Demolition Night, which happened 40 years ago today, is the day two genres were marked for death. Disco itself was one of them, of course: Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, infuriated that his ...

South African dance music is on fire. Last month, the country hosted Ultra South Africa, which turned out to be the largest electronic music festival in African history. Local heroes like Black Coffee ...

Debbie Ryvers puts her vocals and co-production at the centre of All My Love, a disco-infused single drawing on funk, soul, R ...

Three hours before the announced release time of her new single, Beyonce surprise-dropped “Break My Soul,” the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album “Renaissance,” and it’s the ...

The vaults of New York’s P&P Records are a goldmine of weird, off-brand disco and funk, as this lovingly assembled compilation proves There is an oft-parroted theory that hip-hop began as a kind of ...

Been feeling a bit under the weather? That's because it's time to cure your disco fever this summer with some of the best disco music festivals in the UK! Even at Skiddle, we can't deny a good boogie ...

Disco hasn't always been this popular in London. After its heyday in the 70s and 80s, the genre took a backseat while fresher sounds dominated the clubbing scene. Now, after a revival that was spurred ...