There is a sound of Washington, D.C. that is loud, funky, rhythmic, and distinctly theirs. Comprised of live-performing percussions, drums that find their roots in Africa, this sound amplifies one’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Go-go music took shape in the mid-‘70s through D.C.’s live band scene, built around extended grooves and real-time crowd ...

District of Columbia residents are continuing to turn up the funk but now with the support of a new bill that could potentially make Go-go music the official music of D.C. Introduced by D.C. Council ...

Fashion, community, life: what do these three words have in common? Each comes together to compose the soundtrack of Washington, D.C., go-go music. With a vibrant funk-style sound and an energetic ...

WASHINGTON — Some of the most important cultural and historic meetings in D.C. that have launched critical ideas were convened at the iconic Ben's Chili Bowl location on U Street in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON — Since the Go-Go awards in 2008, leaders in the Go-Go movement along with community activist Ronald Moten have paved the way for the District to have its first-ever museum dedicated solely ...

Today, the D.C. programs that are teaching students how to play go-go music – and the history they are preserving by playing it. Today, the D.C. programs that are teaching students how to play go-go ...

“Go-Go has always been in hip-hop and we’ve always appreciated it as beats that we would play that we love,” the rap legend exclusively tells theGrio. Much can be said of Doug E. Fresh. He is a rapper ...

What does Washington sound like? If you asked veteran musicians Charles “Shorty Corleone” Garris and Rico Anderson, the city would sound like a revved-up engine. “It’s like when you crank up a car ...

AT SIX. WELL, THE FINAL RUN OF JAZZY SUMMER NIGHTS CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH THE GO GO MUSIC ALL STARS AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH THE PREVIEW. WE HAVE RONALD MOTOWN. MOTOWN. WE HAVE CAMEOS.

Much can be said of Doug E. Fresh. He is a rapper, human beat-boxer, and entrepreneur best known for rap classics like “The Show,” “La-Di-Da-Di” and “Risin’ To The Top.” The rapper also has a stellar ...