A music producer found an old record. It opened up a world of Soviet-era disco

By Noah Caldwell,

Ashley Brown

Published February 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM EST

The discovery of one old record is breathing new life into a genre of Soviet-era music that hasn't been widely heard overseas for decades.

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