Description

Dance music characterised by 4x4 bass drums, hi-hats, and early-on, by swirling strings and female vocals. Strong influencde from Soul and Funk.

Initially heavily popular in clubs before being taken overr by Dance-Pop, Synthpop and various styles of EDM, with some revival through Nu-Disco.

Traditional disco is not heavily electronic, hence differing itself from EDM.

Exemplar

Child genres

Euro-Disco Nu-Disco

Fusion genres

Electro-Disco