Dance Yourself Free
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Disco Demolishment - The End of a Cultural Era
The 1970s were a time of rapid change in the United States. Afrocentrism and black pride were in the mainstream. Disco music like this track from Sylvester was dominant. But with the 1980s just over the horizon, a backlash to this cultural movement was brewing. Steve Dahl has denied that disco demolition was aimed at black or gay communities.
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