Re: [313] educating the kiddies - DC - GoGo (now OT)
The kids on streetcorners beating on upside down plastic buckets are all about the go go, just like kids doing moves on the corner are about hip hop. Unfortunately, in all fairness, the glory years of go go were 1982-88, and it just never caught on elsewhere though it had some subtle influence on the early development of US house. I will happily play my go go set at any time :) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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. MEK Mann, Ravinder To: 'Sunlight Data' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 313@hyperreal.org [CCS] cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [313] educating the kiddies - DC - GoGo (now OT) c.uk 01/30/02 04:08 AM Speaking of DC whatever happened to GoGo, used to love that sound hit em wit the bop gun, hit em wit the bop gun huge percussion roll, cymbal crash, then horns pa pa pa papa paa ! -Original Message- From: Sunlight Data [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:36 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: [313] educating the kiddies I am old-fashioned and gravitate in this direction and snarf up whatever sounds good in this regard because I grew up on a steady and preferred diet of James Brown, Stax, the Meters and the other great pioneers of funk. And being from DC, of course, a city that was always on the one, we had go go, which is finally getting some recognition as Chuck Brown turns into our leading senior citizen of funk. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] educating the kiddies - DC - GoGo (now OT)
- 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]
