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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778414303321

Autore

Lornell Kip <1953->

Titolo

The beat! [[electronic resource] ] : go-go music from Washington, D.C. / / Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2009

ISBN

1-282-48485-0

9786612484858

1-60473-343-8

Edizione

[Updated and rev. new ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

American made music series

Altri autori (Persone)

StephensonCharles C

Disciplina

781.64089/960730753

Soggetti

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

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

African Americans - Washington (D.C.) - Social life and customs - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-276) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The roots and emergence of go-go -- Going to a go-go -- Band profiles -- Communities -- Entrepreneurs -- The media -- Go-go on film.

Sommario/riassunto

The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this new edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene, authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within black popular music made since the middle 1970s--a period during which hip-hop has predominated. This styling reflects the District's African American heritage. Its super-charged drumming and vocal combinations of hip-hop, funk, and soul evolved and still thrive on the streets of Washington, D.C., and in neighboring Prince George's County, making it