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Once Upon a Time in New York
Sun 13 Jan, 11:30 pm - 12:30 am
How the squalid streets of New York in the 1970s gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world - punk, disco and hip hop.
Inspired by the Velvet Underground, a new wave of 'punk' rock emerged in lower Manhattan. Meanwhile, downtown loft parties heralded the birth of disco, which would eventually spawn the ultimate club Studio 54.
But the swanky mid-town discos were out of bounds to black New York, so in the Bronx DJs created their own parties, heralding the birth of hip hop. Strong language.
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