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New Documentary Celebrates 40 Years of House Music
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Chicago is known as the birthplace of house music.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the invention of house music, a new “Chicago Stories” documentary is celebrating the innovative and catchy dance music that still inspires artists today.
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New Documentary Celebrates 40 Years of House Music
Clip: 11/6/2024 | 3m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
To mark the 40th anniversary of the invention of house music, a new “Chicago Stories” documentary is celebrating the innovative and catchy dance music that still inspires artists today.
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Rip disco.
But another musical form known as House music Rose from its ashes to mark the 40th anniversary of its invention Chicago stories.
Documentary is celebrating the innovative and catchy dance music that still inspires prominent artists today, it's called House Music, a Cultural revolution.
Take a look.
>> Housing music is more a feeling it is a sound.
That infectious feeling was created in Chicago's underground black clubs by deejays blending musical genre.
just goes the mother of House gospel is the father of House can so are the brothers and sisters of House?
I mean, it's all mixed in there.
>> And joining us now is the documentary's producer, Barbara Allen or BA, as we like to call you around the station.
Good to see you could say that far.
What is house music, how to get its name?
>> House music comes from a club that was known as the warehouse and people wanted to get the music and then we go to records to us and I want the music from the warehouse.
So the short in the name to House music so would be easier find.
And how is the music distinctive?
What is have?
You know, it's house music.
Is Kim the groove.
You House music could be a lot of things.
It's all in how the groove happens.
Cause these gospel and houses so and houses have pop that has everything can become house music.
>> By the when put the good together, so get African music, you good.
All kinds of music that ends up in house and a lot of disco.
So it's kind of an airing listen this.
Go into hole.
For because it has that been very noticeable, sort of beat.
And makes most people want to right?
Yes, the coliform the floor.
It's like church for on the floor and makes you want to get up and move.
If you can't you'll hit the at some point.
some point you have to like it or they will find.
Yes.
Well, house music, as we mentioned, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
What has given this music, its longevity compared to other music forms like disco or go go, those other forms of music that they did White House music stick around.
Well, I think those other forms of music have kind melted into how season 2, because there's go going there this hip-hop.
And a lot of things in But House music is more than just the music.
>> It's a community and it's a feeling.
And so the soon talks a lot about the community and the people calling the congregation who make up the people who love housing.
Is and want to get that it's kind of the chant teen with your body.
all get on the same groove as you would in a chant what to do with 2 body and the dancing.
>> It was surprising how many women were behind the turntables when House music was coming along?
Yeah, did that surprise It surprised me because I didn't know all the things they went to be able to play the music.
I thought they just play like everybody they through a lot of things just to get on the stage because people didn't accept women as at the time.
With strange who is now what they have the fight to actually play because Geist, women couldn't play music, couldn't Blinn to records together and mix but women can do the same thing backwards and in heels.
are right.
Well, folks want to know they've got to watch the documentary might learn more about what those women went Barbara Allen, thank you so much for joining us.
Thank you for having me.
>> And you can watch Chicago stories.
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