----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [313] educating the kiddies -> DC -> GoGo (now OT)
> > If you haven't already, read "Funk : The Music, the People, and the Rhythm > of the One" by Rickey Vincent. It covers some GoGo groups like Trouble Funk > while exploring the history and players of funk music. Apparently, GoGo was > difficult to sell commercially - it didn't translate well to other regions > and as a result is now almost extinct (though I think Vincent does mention > that there are still GoGo groups playing around DC in a retro - "remember > when" kind of way). It's a great book. I was pleased to see underrated > groups like Mandrill included and getting the praise they deserve. I wouldn't say it's such a retro thing in DC as an indigenous music. I've only been here a little while, but it seems very much a living part of the culture with new influences bearing on it all the time, including some jazz, r+b and hip hop collaborators. There's a prime time Sunday night radio show still devoted to it here, and it still gets play in clubs. I can see how it wouldn't be commercially viable though. One thing I have yet to figure out is that all of the amazing DC street drummers (like the old levis commercial, using buckets and what-not) are sometimes referred to as go go as well. Maybe I've just talked to confused people??? BTW - many of these drummers have full trap sets of buckets - something that trully needs to be witnessed first-hand. Tristan ---------- http://www.mp313.com <- Music http://www.metrotechno.net <- DC techno + more http://www.metatrackstudios.com <- DC DJ/Production studios http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Hub [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email <FrogboyMCI> <- AOL Instant Messenger --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
