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The Divine Disco
The Divine Chord Gospel Show’s DJ Greg Belson will join Bradford’s City of Culture celebrations this summer.
British-born, Los Angeles-based DJ Greg Belson has become world renowned for his monthly Divine Chord Gospel Show on the www.dublab.com platform and his regular sets at NYC Downlow in Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 area.
Belson is an authentic industry stalwart specialising in rare and mostly unknown 7” vinyl, often recorded as vanity presses by churches, choirs and unknown record labels in the deep-South states of America during the 60s and 70s.
Greg has been on a mission to share the bounty of more than 25 years of crate-digging and unearthing obscure and forgotten records. He has amassed one of the world’s most prolific American gospel record collections and is arguably the world’s leading authorities in this genre.
“In the late 60s they would start to use riffs from popular secular songs by Al Green or something,” says Belson. “By the mid-70s disco was starting to become en vogue.” So enterprising gospel artists decided to make disco records with a religious message with the intention, presumably, of converting clubbers on the dancefloor. Whether they ever succeeded in this tricky mission is unknown – but in the process they made passionate songs in which the spiritual power of gospel is turbocharged by the euphoric thump of disco. “When you hear a quality gospel vocal really going at it and delivering it from the heart and the soul, it really does transcend,” says Belson. “It’s just explosive, really.”
We have been fortunate enough and are honoured to book Greg to grace the decks at Fountains Church Bradford for one night only.
Come and join us on Friday 13th June for a night of infectious, uplifting and enlightening gospel-influenced soul, funk, jazz, disco, r & b, hip-hop, house and more.
Early bird saver prices are available. Put the date in your diary and book your tickets early.
Doors open at 7pm -1am (subject to licence). There will be a fully licensed bar and light snacks will be available.
Guest DJ to be announced.
First tier Early Bird £10
Second tier £12
On the door price £15
(All profits to go to local charitable causes)
Check out Greg’s extensive archive of radio shows, Divine Disco compilations and interviews here:
https://www.dublab.com/djs/greg-belson
https://www.45live.net/greg-belson
https://dustandgrooves.com/greg-belson/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/23/divine-disco-seventies-gospel-sermons-dancefloor
https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/gospel-disco-music-greg-belson
Age Guidance
18+
Ticket Information
General Admission - Early Bird
£10
General Admission
£12
General Admission - on the door
£15
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https://fountainsbradford.churchsuite.com/events/jswugsrh
Divine Disco with DJ Greg Belson
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