The Rise of Sounds That Move the World - When the Loft Swallowed the Dance Floor

Host Lenny Vaughn traces modern dance music culture to its true origins: David Mancuso's 1970 Manhattan loft parties, where DJs like Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles revolutionized communal listening through pristine sound systems and radical inclusivity. Before disco went mainstream, underground Black, Latino, and queer communities created the blueprint for global club culture.

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