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RARE ESSENCE Tag

13 Dec RARE ESSENCE LIVE AT THE CAPITOL CENTER – 1986 [FULL SHOW]

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Watch this rare video footage as Tricky Rick brings on the Inner City Groovers Rare Essence who performs hits such as "Hold Your Head Back" - - "One On One" - "I Must Be Dreamin" - "Do The Mickey" and "Shake It But...

22 Nov This Christmas With The GoGo Family!

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NOTE: this clip is available FREE for download (audio and video version), ...

22 Nov 2010 Go-Go Award Winners Results

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2010 GO-GO AWARDS RESULTS - November 21,2010 Best Go-Go DJ - DJ Big John Traditional Band - Chuck Brown Gospel Go-Go Band - Wanted Band Grown & Sexy Band - Suttle Thoughts Song of the Year - Love (Chuck Brown featuring Jill Scott) Go-Go Venue - La Fontaine Bleu Bounce Beat Band...

31 Oct Andre “Whiteboy” Johnson: Last of the Go-Go Legends [Washington Post]

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By Timothy Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer Back then, "the mothers" handled the band's business affairs. Annie Mack Thomas, Footz's mother, was the band's manager. Margarine Neal, Funky Ned's mom, served as the secretary. Mattie Lee Mack, Thomas's mother, served as treasurer. The band incorporated,...

15 Sep Wrapping Up the Rare Essence Reunion Coverage with a Final Narrative Review “Straight from Da Pit”

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WARNING: If you are not a true go-go head, you may have a difficult time understanding the "Pit" lingo of this review. In Case of Emergency, just simply ask someone who does. lls By Mark Ward - Walking into the ballroom, I was already...

13 Sep A Brief Analysis of Maria Izaurralle’s Photo of RE – The Remix [A prose-poem by Thomas Sayers Ellis]

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Hard to resist a good photo even if the symbolism surrounding the image is better than the actual aesthetic value of the photo. And we writers have to keep the scene honest. We are here to lift it, to see it clearly and creatively. Let's consider the composition of the shot. Five...

13 Sep Video Clip Recapping Rare Essence Reunion

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Over 2,000 fans packed the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City on Saturday night to celebrate the reunion of legendary Washington go-go band Rare Essence. (A.J. Chavar/The Washington Post) WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...

13 Sep Rare Essence 2010 – The Prodigal Son Has Come Home [D.Floyd, Derek Paige & Bojack]

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[caption id="attachment_73336" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Rare Essence members: Shorty, D.Floyd, Whiteboy, Derek Paige and GoGo Mickey - Photo Courtesy of Maria Izaurralle"][/caption] By Kato Hammond I am guessing by now that (if you've read the Washington Post article) we all know exactly what Rare Essence meant when they...

13 Sep Fans flock to reunion show of go-go legends Rare Essence | Washington Post

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[caption id="attachment_73330" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/the Washington Post"][/caption] By Chris Richards Washington Post Staff Writer Mere minutes into Rare Essence's reunion set and the dance floor is already at full churn -- not on a trip through time, but in a rapturous celebration of...

10 Sep Sneak Peek at the RE Reunion Rehearsal [VIDEO]

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Take a quick peek as Lawrence The Maniac, Michael Muse, DC, D.Floyd and John Big Horn tinkles with "Take Me Out To The Go-Go!" WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...

10 Sep Shorty Corleone Gives His Offical Endorsement of Vincent Gray for Mayor

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Rare Essence vocalist Charles "Shorty" Garris giving his Official endorsement of Vincent Gray for mayor! WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...

07 Sep Stan Richards of PBMC ‘Syces’ Up The Rare Essence Reunion

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Watch the International Shack N Da Pack as he stands at the site of the Howard Theatre waiting for Positive Black Men's Coalition founder Stan Richards to pull up...

07 Sep WE NOW PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF 9/6 – 9/11 “WASHINGTON RE”

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I, Kato Hammond, hereby proclaim this week (Sept. 6 - Sept. 11, 2010) in the D dot C...

06 Sep One on One With Andre “Whiteboy” Johnson of Rare Essence [VIDEO]

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In preparation for the upcoming Rare Essence reunion, Wingsworld brings you a quick video production of some quick one on ones with lead guitarist, co-manager...