Disco music...

Disco music was born about in the 70s in the USA; this genre was pretty influenced by the R&B, soul, funk and some latin musical genres. This genre started to be popular in bars and some radio stations. It’s important to take into account that some hits from the disco music, were first hits in the African American culture. Another important thing is the beginnings or the cultural fusion, mostly African American musicians that was played in the black gays’ bars (which demonstrate that the racism was pretty noted). Also the cultural minorities in New York City which dance in the underground; the influence of the latin music is quite important because it includes the salsa genre and some European influence. 

The figure of the DJs appeared with it, the disco music started to proliferate in the USA’s bars and discos, it’s important to say that at the beginning of this genre white people didn’t like it but later the popularity of the genre made its demand bigger and bigger. The need of more DJs was really big but as the disco music was made with some instruments, the fusion was expensive and money wasn’t enough to buy the instruments needed.  The disco’s music disappearance started with the economical problems, but the main reason was that disco made popular and known with the Saturday Nights Fever and for that popularity the audience was asking for this music. Other reason was the appearance of new dance tends (dance, techno, and some others). Some DJs started to look for new forms of make music and then appeared the technological synthesizer which was really economic than paying to the musicians and buy the instruments.

The Rolling Stone and Billboard magazine started to print some shirts with the message which said: disco sucks. As those magazines are pretty recognized and important for the pop culture, as soon as disco music got popularity in the same way its popularity started to reduce considerably. The disco music had an increment in popularity again in the 90’s but never is going to be the same; its gold era had already passed. Actually there are some subgenres that have as root the disco music, but don’t exist pure disco music nowadays.