Go-go live : the musical life and death of a chocolate city / Natalie Hopkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkinson, Natalie.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Go-go (Music)--Washington (D.C.)--History and criticism.

Go-go (Music).

Go-go (Music)--Social aspects--Washington (D.C.).

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Music--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Go-go is an upbeat, funky Black popular music from Washington, D.C. with a history as long as that of house or hip-hop. Natalie Hopkinson is the Media and Culture Critic for The Root, with access to clubs, producers, and artists, and is therefore well-placed to tell the story of the music from the 70s to the present. With the regentrification of the District, more of the Black population and the go-go industry have moved to the Maryland suburbs. In Go-Go Live, Hopkinson gives a critical, inside account of the scene and how it survives in a changing city.

Contents:

Black body politic

Club U

What's happening

Call and response

The archive

The boondocks

Redemption song

Roll call, 1986.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record

ISBN:

9786613582393

9781280487163

128048716X

9780822395201

0822395207

OCLC:

794412827