REAL HOUSE. GLOBAL VIBES.
“If you have been to any great party, you know when the whole room becomes one.”— FRANKIE KNUCKLES
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01THE SOUND IN MOTION.
02SOUL. FUNK. DISCO. BREAKS. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. DETROIT. MIAMI.
03CLASSIC MIXES FROM CHFM.
04THE PEOPLE. THE MOMENTS.
CHFM Worldwide celebrates the culture, history, and future of house music. From Chicago to every corner of the globe, the music connects the DJs, producers, dancers, and community who keep it alive.
OUR STORY
GOODFollow the music, discover new releases, and connect with other house heads.
JOIN COMMUNITYHouse music is made for sharing. Keep up with CHFM through its public channels and explore music from the station.
CHECK THE TWITCH SCHEDULEHOUSE MUSICCHFM is built around the selectors and listeners who give the music its life. Choose from the Classic Mixes collection.
EXPLORE CLASSIC MIXES
CHFM Worldwide was established in 2008 with Chicago house at its heart. The sound carries across borders, but the spirit stays close to the city that gave house its name.
EXPLORE CHICAGO HOUSEThe scenes overlap. Follow the years to hear how different communities carried records, breaks and dance-floor ideas into new sounds.
Gospel expression and R&B rhythm meet in recordings shaped by singers, bands and communities.
SOUL STORY ↗MID-1960s / THE GROOVETHE ONEJames Brown and other bands bring a sharper rhythmic language to the floor.
FUNK STORY ↗1970 / NEW YORKTHE DISCO FLOORLoft parties center sound and community. DJs stretch a night beyond any single record.
DISCO STORY ↗1973 / THE BRONXTHE BREAKTwo turntables extend instrumental breaks for dancers. Hip hop builds its own party language.
HIP HOP STORY ↗1977–87 / NEW YORKTHE GARAGELarry Levan shapes Paradise Garage nights as records and DJs move between cities.
NEW YORK STORY ↗1977–MID-1980s / CHICAGOTHE WAREHOUSEFrankie Knuckles and Chicago's makers turn a club culture into house music.
CHICAGO STORY ↗EARLY 1980s / DETROITTHE FUTURE SOUNDDetroit's makers give techno its own voice as records and ideas move between Midwest cities.
DETROIT STORY ↗MID-1980s ON / MIAMITHE OPEN FLOORMiami bass, freestyle and a local house voice meet a wider world without becoming one sound.
MIAMI STORY ↗The threads cross again in later records, including the late-1980s hip-house crossover. Each page has an era timeline, mixes and source links.
Go deeper into each lineage. Read its history, follow its timeline and play curated SoundCloud mixes.
01 / THE VOICESOULEXPLORE THE ARCHIVE ↗
02 / THE GROOVEFUNKEXPLORE THE ARCHIVE ↗03 / BEFORE HOUSEDISCOEXPLORE THE ARCHIVE ↗
04 / THE BREAKSHIP HOPEXPLORE THE ARCHIVE ↗
05 / THE GARAGENEW YORK
06 / THE WAREHOUSECHICAGO
07 / DETROIT FUTURESDETROIT
08 / BASS & HOUSEMIAMIExplore CHFM's Classic Mixes playlist and twelve individual deep, Chicago and jackin' house sets. Choose what to hear on the Mixes page.
Browse the full collection and play a mix on the page. Your choice starts only when you press play.
EXPLORE CLASSIC MIXES CHFM PLAYLIST ON SOUNDCLOUDScenes that capture the energy of house music. These photographs illustrate the culture and are not presented as CHFM events.
