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Jul 2020
48m 30s

De Sugarhill Gang au mouvement hip-hop

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À la fin des années 70, à l’heure où le disco et la funk résonnent à travers le monde, un nouveau mouvement apparaît, tout d’abord dans les ghettos noirs new-yorkais : c’est le mouvement hip-hop.  En 1979, un hit mondial va à lui seul définir les bases du rap. Rapper’s Delight, de Sugarhill Gang, tube résolument disco funk, arrive dans les oreilles. Le mo ... Show More
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