Join the SHAFT Crew's expedition through the ever expanding universe of Disco, Soul, Boogie and all other feel-good grooves that make you wag your tail. This show concentrates on sounds from around the globe that embody a freedom of spirit, humanity and having a good time. Sounds that have been healing our souls for decades and for decades to come. So tune in, because Disco Is the Cure.

A slower hybrid of garage and afrohouse, combining rolling afro beats with distinctive rapped, sung and shouted vocals.

Rolling afro beats and distinctive vocals

Kwaito

Music of mid-'60s African-American origin that reinvented the rhythms of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.

Mid-'60s blend of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.

Funk & Soul

Funk offers a powerful blend of soulful vocals, jazz swing and mid-20th century counter-cultural energy – and is the irresistibly rhythmic forerunner of disco. 

Rhythmically revolutionary disco forerunner

Funk

Where modern club culture began. Originally evolving from 1960s soul, Motown, funk and salsa, disco blends 4/4 beats, funky basslines and lush instrumentation.

4/4 beats, funky basslines and lush stylings

Disco

Music from the African continent and its diaspora, characterised by distinctive percussion and instrumentation, lively rhythms and shimmering harmonics.

Music from the African content and its diaspora

Afro

A playful Italian synthesis of disco, pop and electronic music that first gained popularity in late '70s Italy.

'80s Italian synthesis of disco and electronic pop

Italo Disco

Disco Is the Cure

This first episode epitomizes what the Shaft Crew is all about: a mix of cheesy disco combined with upbeat zouk and brazilian grooves.  Be ready to shake your body! 
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Disco Is the Cure

Disco Is the Cure

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