About this episode
This summer, some of the biggest names in music decided that we all need to dance. Drake, Beyoncé, Charlie XCX, Bad Bunny — they all departed from their usual styles to create albums inspired by a genre called house music.
Today, we talk about how house music became the sound of liberation and why it’s back and more mainstream than ever.
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Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times pop music reporter August Brown
More reading:
Beyoncé returns with liberating house jam ‘Break My Soul’
The Gold Line carries house music to downtown L.A.
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