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SUMMARY:A Crankin! Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, September 1st at 6 PM for a Crankin Celebration! \nThis Go-Go Museum & Café event will celebrate the book release of Crankin! Power and Resilience in Washington\, DC’s Go-Go Culture\, the definitive new history of the culture from Georgetown University Press. \nThe program will begin with a panel discussion with Crankin! authors Alona Wartofsky\, Charles Stephenson\, Jr.\, and Kato Hammond. Crankin! spans go-go’s beginnings all the way to its central role in recent social justice movements\, including the movement for Black lives and the anti-gentrification activism of #Don’tMuteDC. This book details the life of go-go founder Chuck Brown; the genre’s early pioneers\, Trouble Funk\, Rare Essence\, and Experience Unlimited; and go-go subgenres “3G” go-go gospel\, grown ‘n’ sexy\, and bouncebeat. The book also covers Snoop Dogg’s collaboration with Rare Essence and Backyard Band as well as go-go fashion and lifestyles\, and\, finally\, the homecoming as go-go artists brought Chuck’s African-inspired beat to Africa. \nThe evening will feature a performance by Next Gen Krank\, a band made up of teens from various D.C. public schools that represents the future of go-go. They’ll be joined by some of go-go’s brightest stars: Representing the iconic pioneers of go-go is the legendary Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott\, longtime leader of Experience Unlimited (EU)\, the most commercially successful band in go-go history. Joining them will be go-go stars Anwan “Big G” Glover and Leroy “Weensey” Brandon of Backyard Band\, a top band in the city for decades. \nThe performance will also feature other surprise guest stars and showcase both traditional go-go sound created by Chuck Brown in 1976 as well as the fast-paced bouncebeat sound favored by younger fans. Beat Ya Feet dancers\, an important aspect of go-go culture\, will also perform. \nCopies of Crankin! will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAuthors: \n· Alona Wartofsky \n· Charles Stephenson Jr. \n· Kato Hammond \nSpecial Guests: \n· Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott of Experience Unlimited (EU) \n· Anwan “Big G” Glover of Backyard Band \n· Leroy “Weensey” Brandon of Backyard Band \nPerformers: \n· Next Gen Krank \n· Beat Ya Feet Dancers \n· Surprise guest stars representing the traditional Go-Go and Bouncebeat sounds. \nTime: Tuesday\, September 1st\, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM \nLocation: The Go-Go Museum & Café
URL:https://www.gogomuseumcafe.com/event/a-crankin-celebration/
LOCATION:Go-Go Museum & Café\, 1920 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington\, DC 20020\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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