Essays on Disco Music

Introduction

Popular culture is defined as the wide-ranging perspectives, attitudes, ideas, images and several other phenomena within the mainstream or rather scope of a given culture particularly the western culture (Storey 4). Subsequent to the industrial revolution, people had a lot of free time and this prompted the emergence of entertainment customs that include the mass media, additionally, this impelled advertisements ensuing the high supply and demand of goods, this in essence is perceived to have fuelled the emergence of pop culture (Fedorak 50). In history, pop culture and particularly pop music has been influential in a number of ways, additionally, pop culture ...

Dancing and musical style of disco - perhaps the most popular trend of pop culture of the past century. The history of the genre begins around mid-70s at the same time the United States and Europe. American style disco has incorporated the traditions and the sound of funk and soul. European same direction disco inherited typical trends of traditional pop and interlaced with the new trends in pop music. Some argue that the Disco came on the scene in the early 70s of 20th century, around 1971-1973. Others say that the disco appeared in the mid 70s of ...

Hip hop is a genre of music and art that has come, over the years, to define a significant portion of the African-American community, and many communities outside of those circles. Stemming from the South Bronx in the 1970s, it has sprung forth into a full-blown cultural phenomenon, defining popular culture to a great extent since its inception. Hip hop has a rich history, and is not shy from controversy or danger. In this paper, we will discuss the history and cultural impact that hip hop has had on American culture and beyond.

Hip hop music stems greatly from Jamaican traditions of reggae and ...