Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

The pinnacle of disco culture during the 1970s, set against a backdrop of Black power and sexual liberation.

Searching for a safe space to meet, New York's gay, Black and minority ethnic communities come together in basement bars to dance in the 1970s.

By the summer of 1978, disco appeared untouchable, but mass marketing and rampant commercialism were beginning to turn the tide; bad disco singles and the perceived elitism of clubs like Studio 54 fuelled a surge in anti-disco feeling.

The pinnacle of disco culture during the 1970s, set against a backdrop of Black power and sexual liberation.

Searching for a safe space to meet, New York's gay, Black and minority ethnic communities come together in basement bars to dance in the 1970s.

By the summer of 1978, disco appeared untouchable, but mass marketing and rampant commercialism were beginning to turn the tide; bad disco singles and the perceived elitism of clubs like Studio 54 fuelled a surge in anti-disco feeling.