Born more than thirty years ago in Chicago, house music has become a global phenomenon. African American director Rodrick Wimberly, originally from this city, tells us a unique story behind the scenes of this incredible success, initiated by a few black DJs in reaction to a society plagued by discrimination, racism and violence: The Chosen Few. The Woodstock of House opens the International Festival of Films of the African Diaspora (FIFDA) in Paris this Friday, September 8. Interview.
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FIFDA: the untold story of house music: “an inspiration for black people around the world”
