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3 New Go-Go Projects Offer a Deeper Look at DC Music

Two books and a film with a go-go focus.

Photo by Leon Morris/Redferns.

Crankin!

Former Washington Post reporter Alona Wartofsky, original Experience Unlimited manager Charles C. Stephenson Jr., and musician and writer Kato Hammond team up for a book looking at a half century of go-go history.

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Book cover courtesy of Georgetown University Press

Determine to Crank

The new feature-length film from DC writer/director Karim Mowatt tells the fictional story of a go-go band. It recently had a premiere screening; look for more screenings around town and an eventual streaming release.

Poster courtesy of Karim Mowatt

Soul Searcher

In this new book, local author Sundiata Ramin explores the eventful life of Chuck Brown, the beloved musician who created go-go.

Book cover courtesy of Sun Ra Publishing
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