Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco

Sep 20, 1992

0h 55m

★ 0.0

The History of Disco Music.

Overview

The evolution of disco music through interviews and clips - Acid House, House, Disco, Funk, Italo-Disco, Italodance. Interviewed – Baby Ford, Deee-Lite, Frankie Knuckles, Mark Moore, Mel Cheren Featuring 5000 Volts, Amii Stewart, Anita Ward, Baby Ford, Bananarama, Black Box, Cerrone, Communards, The, Deee-Lite, Donna Summer, Eartha Kitt, Edwin Starr, Evelyn Champagne King, Evelyn Thomas, Farm, The, Giorgio Moroder, Gloria Gaynor, Hot Gossip, Hues Corporation, Isaac Hayes, Kool And The Gang, Kylie Minogue, M, Michael Zager, Miguel Brown, Musique, New Order, Odyssey, S'Express, Shannon, Shirley & Co, Sylvester, Three Degrees, Trammps, Van Mccoy, Village People

Genres

Music

Documentary

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Donna Summer

Self (archive footage)

Eartha Kitt

Self (archive footage)

Divine

Self (archive footage)

Kylie Minogue

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Giorgio Moroder

Self (archive footage)

Sylvester

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Somerville

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