Description
Go-go--the only musical form indigenous to Washington, D.C.--features a highly syncopated, nonstop beat and vocals that are spoken as well as sung. The book chronicles its development and ongoing popularity, focusing on many of its key figures and institutions, including established acts such as Chuck Brown (the Godfather of Go-Go), Experience Unlimited, Rare Essence, and Trouble Funk; well-known DJs, managers, and promoters; and filmmakers who have incorporated it into their work. Now updated and back in print, The Beat! provides longtime fans and those who study American musical forms a definitive look at the music and its makers.
About the Author
Kip Lornell teaches in the music department at George Washington University. He has published nearly one hundred articles and liner notes as well as ten books, including Introducing American Folk Music and The Life and Legend of Leadbelly (with Charles Wolfe).|Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., is a political and cultural activist, the original manager of Experience Unlimited, cofounder of the Malcolm X Day Celebration, former chair of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and a member of the Washington Area Music Association and NARAS.
Book Information
ISBN 9781604732412
Author Kip Lornell
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint University Press of Mississippi
Publisher University Press of Mississippi