Disco
Disco is a genre of American dance music that originated in African American communities in New York City and Philadelphia, primarily amongst gay black men during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Latinosand women also embraced disco, and the music eventually expanded to several other popular groups of the time, such as psychedelics. In what is considered a forerunner to disco style clubs, in February 1970, the New York City DJ, David Mancuso, opened The Loft, a members-only private dance club set in his own home. Most agree that the first disco songs were released in 1973, though some claim Manu Dibango's 1972 Soul Makossa to be the first disco record. The first article about disco was written in September 1973 by Vince Aletti for Rolling Stone Magazine. In 1974 New York City's WPIX-FM premiered the first disco radio show.
