Go Go Music

Go-Go music is Washington D.C.’s own home grown staple music form.  It was first started in 1966 by the “Godfather of Go-Go”, Chuck Brown. Chuck, as he is affectionately called by his legion of fans, combined Afro/Latin percussion, jazz improvisation, Afrikan call and response, and hard funk energy over a continuous drumbeat to create a new non-stop live dance musical form.  

The basic beat that drives all Go-Go is the beat from “Mr. Magic” by Grover Washington Jr. however depending on the particular band this rhythmic foundation can be taken in a multitude of directions. Chuck Brown’s music has heavy jazz and blues influences, Rare Essence, R&B influences, E.U. has rock influences, Trouble Funk, funk influences and Backyard Band has a heavy hip-hop influence. But the key to Go-Go is the Beat and the live energy provided by the interaction of the crowd and the band. 

Go-Go music is 3 dimensional and to truly hear it, know it and love it you have to go to a Go-Go and experience it in its true live raw form.

	911 Entertainment Blueprint/CD $16.99

	Backyard Band Skillet/CD $15.99

	Chuck Brown Put Your Hands Up! Tribute Concert/CD $16.99 Also available on DVD and VHS

	DJ Flexx Go Go 95/CD $10.99

	Familiar Faces Evolution/CD $14.99

	Huck-A-Bucks Chronic Breakdown/CD $15.99

	Junk Yard Band Creepin’ Thru Da Hoodz/CD $15.99

	Northeast Groovers Straight From The Basement/CD $15.99

	Pure Elegance Keep Ya Movin'/CD $15.99

	Rare Essence We Go On and On / CD $15.99

	Dj Mike Sky Presents: Bring Da Beat Back-Crankin Old School Go Go Mix/CD $12.98 Tracks: 1. Chuck Brown-Family Affair 2. Northeast Groovers-Goosebumps 3. Backyard Band-Dat Weed 4. Backyard Band-You Make The Call 5. Northeast Groovers-Hey Ho (Live At Ricks) 6. Vinnie D-$55 Motel 7. Stinky Dink-One Track Mind 8. Total Control-Make My Funk The T-Funk 9. Junkyard Band-Sardines 10.Rare Essence-Body Moves
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	TCB It's Clappin' Time/CD $15.99

	Trouble Funk Drop The Bomb $15.98
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	Various Go Go D.C.’s Best!/CD $16.99