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Dropping the Bomb
A Washington musical, of, by, and for the people

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A Washington musical, of, by, and for the people

go-go (goř' goř') n [[short for a gogo, Fr. in plenty, ad lib., in clover a, to + gogo, abundance, jocular redupl. of gogue, joy, prob. of echoic orig.]] 1 an indigenous D.C. musical form characterized by extended groove, syncopated percussion, and call and response 2 the most famous of Chuck Brown's children 3 a rebellious enclave that refuses to recognize the mechanized rule of anti-music 4 a place where people go to dance and hear go-go 5 America's most slept-on contributor to pop music--a source of ill samples for rappers in need of a hit (see Salt N Pepa, Kurtis Blow, most recently, Jay-Z) 7 the official musical dialect of Chocolate City--adj. of or pertaining to go-go or a go-go

The Cast:

Charles Stephenson

former manager of Experience Unlimited

Robert "Dyke" Reed

member of Trouble Funk

Darryll Brooks

former promoter

Chuck Brown

leader of Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, the first go-go band

Timothy "T-Bone" David

percussionist for Trouble Funk

Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson

lead guitarist for Rare Essence

"Little" Benny Harley

trumpeter for Rare Essence, the Legends

Charles Fenwick

former member of Hot Cold Sweat

Kevin "Kato" Hammond

publisher of TMOTTGOGO magazine

Moe Shorter

former manager for Junkyard Band, JY Band

Christopher "Kip" Lornell

professor at George Washington University,

working on a history of go-go

Mark Ward... Continued

Issue of Jan. 14 - 20, 2000

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