The name Cindy Campbell probably doesn’t mean much to many people. But she was a pivotal figure, maybe a little unintentionally, in instigating one of the biggest musical phenomenons of modern times.
The hour long show comprises of the story of why the date 11th August 1973 is a part of musical history, disco selected from DJ Kool Herc playlists, disco tracks sampled in Hip Hop music and some early rap tunes with a disco sound.
The lines will get a bit blurred with funk and p-funk for this one but that’s inevitable when you are talking about two music styles where the beat is integral but generally 20bpm or more apart.