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Member Since: 4/19/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members:
LEAD TALKER - BIG SHAWN
MALE SINGER - JAMES
FEMALE SINGER - TRAY
RAPPER - BUTCH
BASE PLAYER - J
KEYBOARD PLAYER - SPANK
KEYBOARD PLAYER - KELS
CONGOS - KELBO
DRUMMER - CHUCK DIZZLE

Influences: GO-GO will tell the untold story of an overlooked musical genre – go-go - a musical and cultural phenomenon indigenous to the nation's capital and surrounding areas. GO-GO will explore the musical, cultural, social and even political elements which shaped a new style of live band performances- a call and response technique with a continuous, percussive "breakdown" beat between songs.The heart of go-go music is the drumbeat peppered with congas and percussion instruments and driven with a slowed down heavy drumbeat. Fans dance continuously to the pulsating rhythms but they also participate with the band in “call and response”, that is, the band calls out a phrase (a neighborhood, a birthday or a school) which is repeated or completed by the audience.This music started in the 1960’s and continues to dominate the Washington, DC music scene even today. This particular music emerged from a rich tradition of live “funk” bands in Washington, D.C. Through the years, bands would perform at various dance halls throughout the city thus drawing hundreds and sometimes thousands of patrons to functions. Later these functions were called go-gos, after the Smokey Robinson hit tune, “Going to a Go-Go”.

Sounds Like: Dat good GoGo!!!
Record Label: BaldHead Entertainment
Type of Label: None