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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 Beyoncé 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. Lynnée Denise, a DJ and dance music expert, tells De-Graft about the history of house, and ѿý 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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