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The co-authors of the book, The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, DC (Charles Stephenson and Kip Lornell), lead a discussion and demonstration on the emergence of Go-Go music in Washington, DC. Other guests are Shuaib Mitchell, the director of Straight up Go-Go; choreographer/dancer Melvin Deal;...
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Did you know that the beat that makes Go-Go music go is kin to the beats that were developed in parts of Africa many years ago? Charles Stephenson and Kip Lornell, co-authors of The Beat! Go-Go Music From Washington, DC, will lead a...
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In this episode we salute the celebration of President Elect Barack Obama.
As well, we take you inside the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and present clips from the dedication memory ceremony to Robert "Dyke" Reed of Trouble Funk. To include Charles Hankerson, Maurice Shorter, Buggy of BYB,...