10 DJs present a series of weekly parties, playing a history of house music from it's disco roots through to deep and acid, all the way to modern juke and future house. Each night begins with an hour long documentary film on the history of the music to follow. DJs from Shanghai, London, Miami, Detroit, China and more. No entry fee. Every Thursday night in May. Movies at 9pm. Music after.

THE HOUSE SOUND OF DADA STRICTLY FOR MY REAL RAW UNDERGROUND HOUSE & DISCO /T/HUGZ 5 THURSDAYS IN MAY @ DADA / FREE HOUSE OF DADA, 115 XINGFU LU, 幸福路115号，法华镇路与平武路之间 May 3: SPECIAL WARM UP EDITION: American Booze DJs + DJ Doggy Tzu Sing (Stockholm Syndrome/Void) + Acid Pony Club May 17 : SPECIAL JACKING EDITION / ACID,GHETTO,FUTURHAUS: Shanghai Ultra (Void) + Jane Sista (Wonky Kong) May 24: SPECIAL DISKO EDITION: Santo Chino + Lindberg May 31: CHICAGO/NYC CLASSIXX EDITION: Mood CTRL + Nat Alexander (Void) Documentary Screenings from 9pm / Every Thursday in May May 3, May 10 and May 31: Pump Up The Volume (The History of House) [shown in 3 parts] May 17: From Jack To Juke (25 Years of Ghetto House) May 24: Disco Spinning The Story Unfortunately, these documentaries will not be screened with Mandarin subtitles. From Jack To Juke (25 Years of Ghetto House) directed by Sonali Aggarwal (60mins) [2012] - Flmmaker Sonali Aggarwal’s documentary on the Chicago-born and bred juke scene – a direct descendant of the city’s illustrious house music tradition. Rather timely considering how juke’s frenetic ghetto house beats have inspired the work of UK producers like Addison Groove and Ramadanman. Aggarwal does an excellent job connecting the dots from the Trax Records days to acid to ghetto to booty house to ghetto tech to juke. And dare we say it, but the parallels between the whole footwork dance battle thing and hip-hop’s perpetual competitive component seem pretty clear too. Essential viewing. Disco: Spinning The Story directed by Mark McLaughlin (52mins) [2007] -
At first glance it appears as if this will be another ho-hum VH1-style Disco doc However upon pressing play one will be greeted to a film rich with rare period TV, concert and promotional footage and a presentation that goes well beyond the norm featuring present day and archived snippets with many legends involved with Disco like Tom Moulton (Godfather of the 12 inch record and mix), Giorgio Moroder Producer of Donna Summer), Nile Rodgers (Chic), Earl Young (Trammps), Eddie Rivera (founder of I.D.R.C.), Marty Angelo (founder of the Disco Step By Step? TV show), Brian Chin (respected Disco writer)... It’s refreshing to see that the topic of Disco music was covered from its roots in Motown, Philly and Funk on through to the early songs considered Disco, the birth of the 12 inch Disco records as described by Tom Moulton himself, the role of record pools, the underground music scene in New York, the clubs, the social implications and more. Disco: Spinning the Story is a nice mix of nostalgia, technical info and an accurate historical portrayal of life during the Disco era where the viewer is constantly treated to photos, film clips, interviews and music from the era. Pump Up The Volume (The History of House Music) directed by Carl Hindmarch (3 X 50mins) [2001] - Excellent and hugely influential British documentary which “follows the evolution of house music from its birth in Chicago to the myriad of diverse music it has since spawned.” And a bunch of legends tell their story about what house music really is.