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Tuskegee project to set the record straight on dance music

Throughout its history in America, dance music was made by — and for — people of color. Nile Rodgers, Donna Summer, Joe Bataan and Salsoul Records, Frankie Knuckles: It was black and Latin artists who made and played pioneering tracks for big-city youth in search of a safe space to cut loose.

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14:30 on July 29 2014

Tuskegee project to set the record straight on dance music

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Throughout its history in America, dance music was made by — and for — people of color. Nile Rodgers, Donna Summer, Joe Bataan and Salsoul Records, Frankie Knuckles: ... more info