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Go-go is a subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience call and response.. Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in Washington, D.C., during the mid-1960s to late-1970s.
The directors analyze and theorize about the roots and historical impacts that influenced the development of go-go music. [2] The documentary captures footage of go-go bands performing at various musical festival throughout the Washington metropolitan area (such as the "Georgia Avenue Festival", "F Street Festival", and music festivals at Anacostia Park and Wilmer's Park) and compares the ...
Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader and singer known as "The Godfather of Go-Go". [1] Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C., area in the mid-1970s.
The highly-anticipated Go-Go Museum and Café in D.C.’s historic Anacostia neighborhood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. A New Museum Pays Homage To Go-Go, The Music Of The Nation’s ...
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The Go-Go's are an American all-female rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. [1] Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Belinda Carlisle on lead vocals, Gina Schock on drums, Kathy Valentine on bass, and Jane Wiedlin on rhythm guitar.
Public response to a shooting near this year's 'Moechella' demonstration is part of a long history of criminalizing Black music How a Celebration of Go-Go Music Became a Scapegoat For Violence in D.C.
The U Street Corridor was the location of many jazz clubs and theatres during the early years of the jazz age.. Washington, D.C., has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, bluegrass, punk rock and its locally-developed descendants hardcore and emo, and a local funk genre called go-go.