Artists, my artists! You are expressing yourself, doing it good, and working THROUGH your own healing–from colonialism AND that stuff life brought to you to learn from. ???? Nina Angela Mercer is singing your song. Get you a power boost … Continue reading 99 & Kato – The Writers’ Experience – Ep. 3: Writing With Magic w/Nina Angela Mercer
If you love love love the classic TV show Soul Train, listen to a great interview with the author who interviewed over 100 people to break it on down so it could forever be broke! ? Ericka Blount Danois has … Continue reading 99 & Kato – The Writers’ Experience – Ep. 2: Capturing The Culture w/Ericka Blount Danois
Welcome to “99 & Kato: The Writers’ Experience,” the podcast that takes you on an enthralling journey through the vast and captivating world of writing. Join your hosts, Tahira Chloe Mahdi, AKA 99, and Kato Hammond, as they dive deep … Continue reading Brand New PODCAST Series for Writers – Exploring the Art and Craft of Writing, One Page at a Time
My guest today is… Author Tahira Chloe Mahdi. Join us as we highlight and discuss the release of her new book entitled “This Is NOT How It Was Supposed To Go.” WATCH INTERVIEW SESSION BELOW: Continue reading Author Tahira Chloe Mahdi on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
Yes, “Mary Had A Little Lamb” is a classic children’s melodic nursery rhyme. But have seen Gracie’s remix dedicating it to go-go music? Check out the clip below as Gracie and her friends take a trip to Washington, D.C., and … Continue reading Gracie’s Corner’s Go-Go Remix of Mary Had A Little Lamb
My guest today is… GoGo Legend Gerald Brooks, the original drummer of the Pump Blenders band and show. Making their footprints in GoGo music with such classic hits as “What Be Happening in the Winter Time”, Work That Sucker To … Continue reading Gerald “Pump Blenders” Brooks on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
My guest today is… a musician… a saxophonist to be exact, who has been planting his footsteps on the GoGo music scene for the past few decades. Rockin with such bands as Chance, Petworth, Black Love, Redds & The Boys, … Continue reading Kevin “KO” Miller on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
My guest today is… a brother who has been planting his footprints on the DC and GoGo music scene for the past several decades… with bands back in the 80s such as Class, The Mighty Groovers, Chance Band… and a … Continue reading Wayne Davis on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
My guest today is… a percussionist who has been planting his footsteps on the GoGo music scene for the past few decades. Rockin with such bands as High Potential, Little Benny & the Masters, Sounds of 1-LUV, E.U., and many … Continue reading GoGo Bouncey on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
My guest today is Doc Hughes… a bass player and frontman who has been planting his footsteps on the GoGo music scene for the past several decades. Rockin with such bands as Physical Wunder, Familiar Faces, and Faycez U Know. … Continue reading Doc Hughes on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
In a music culture that had produced many different personalities of artists who have etched their individual marks on the go-go scene, my guest today is one who stepped on the scene as a teenager. As a matter of fact, … Continue reading Jacques Vaughn on The ONE ON ONE w/Kato Hammond (FULL INTERVIEW)
No one knows the stories of the Go-Go music culture from the trenches more than the people who were in the trenches of the Go-Go music culture. Just as no one can tell those stories of the Go-Go music culture … Continue reading The story of GoGo Music and its true Culture is coming to TV ONE during Black Music Month – June 21, 2020!!!
KQED Arts’ award-winning video series #IfCitiesCouldDance is back for a third season! In each episode, meet dancers from across the country representing their city’s signature moves. In this particular episode, KQED Arts’ take a trip to Washington DC and cover … Continue reading KQED Arts covers the “Beat Ya Feet” in its Street Dance Series
Milwaukee Bucks’ Sideline Digital Reporter Zora Stephenson is a native Washingtonian. Not only that, but she is also the daughter of Go-Go advocate, activist and writer Charles Stephenson. So, not only does she know ball, but her knowledge and experience … Continue reading Zora Stephenson Gives Shoutout to GoGo Music During Milwaukee Bucks/Washington Wizards Game