Turn the Beat Around - The Secret History of Disco

From the basements of seedy New York hotels, the fall-out of the Black Power Movement, and the gay bars of Fire Island emerged the music which would change the face of popular culture forever: disco. In this brilliant and passionate work of cultural history, Peter Shapiro illuminates the politics and the people behind this underground movement, arguing that far from being a passing fad or 'the music that taste forgot', disco's legacy has been long-lasting for music like house, hip-hop and techno. "Turn the Beat Around" is not only a celebration of strobe lights, tight trousers and diva vocals; it also revises our entire understanding of the music we dance to today.