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Echoes of Soul: The Roots of House and Black Music Culture
Sat, Dec 07
|Stony Island Arts Bank
Duane Powell explores House music's roots through Frankie Knuckles' collection, tracing post-disco sounds like Italo, New Wave & No Wave.
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Time & Location
Dec 07, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
About the event
Join music historian and DJ Duane Powell for the second in a series illuminating how House music culture weaves together genres and eras of Black music. Drawing from the iconic Frankie Knuckles record collection housed at the Stony Island Arts Bank, Powell explores the era post disco where dance music began taking shape electronically. This special session will delve into Italo, New Wave, No Wave including artist like Donna Summer, Talking Heads, Kasso and more.
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