The story of house music鈥檚 black roots
Beyonc茅, Drake and the origins of house music in Chicago鈥檚 black communities.
With Beyonc茅 and Drake鈥檚 new house tracks dominating the dance charts, we check out the origins of the genre and how it started in the black LGBTQ community. Lynn茅e Denise, a DJ and dance music expert, tells De-Graft about the history of house, and 91热爆 Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenter DJ Jeremiah Asiamah explains why it鈥檚 not just 鈥渙ontz鈥 music.
We also talk to Katouche and Hannah, who are both disabled, about their experience at Wireless Festival 鈥 they say access was 鈥渢errible鈥.
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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