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D.C., I Know What You Did Summer Before Last
On Friday, August 16, 2013, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities held an opening reception for “Go-Go Swing: Washington, D.C.’s Unstoppable Beat,” an art exhibit at the I (eye) Street Gallery in Southeast....
99 & Kato – The Radio Experience (Episode 28)
99 & Kato – The Radio Experience LISTEN TO ARCHIVED SHOWS: http://99andkatoradio.com/listen-up/ Episode 28 – July 17, 2015 In this episode, 99 & Kato discuss: • Our favorite Emmy nominees • Kato addresses questions and...
99 & Kato – The Radio Experience (Episode 27)
99 & Kato – The Radio Experience – LISTEN TO ARCHIVED SHOWS: http://99andkatoradio.com/listen-up/ Episode 27 – July 10, 2015 In this episode, 99 & Kato discuss: • What are your musical guilty pleasures? • Gettin’...
Gimme 5 Funky Father’s Day Gifts
Get creative for Pops this Father’s Day with books, car pampering, food, music, and fun. 1) The Go-Go Book Engaging, relevant, and informative, with crankin’ pockets full of fun! Take Me Out to the...
The Geto Boys’ Show Is Better than Ever (and ‘Grown’ Black Art Matters)
On stage at the Howard Theatre Sunday night, Willie D asked the enthusiastic audience what they thought about the Geto Boys releasing a new album. The crowd yelled its approval and made an even closer...
What A Riot Can Accomplish
BALTIMORE, MD, April 29, 2015 — Is there anyone out there still wondering, “What does rioting accomplish?” The UpRising in Baltimore has sparked a series of open forums, panel discussions, and strategic workgroups at my...
The Go-Go Book
Kato Hammond’s journey is the pure story of Go-Go culture, untarnished by media sensationalizing or outsiders’ calculations. Here, we see the truth of how a young Black community’s self-motivation and peer mentoring, as well as...
Why does music (or any other art) have to be serious?
DC Area musician Liza Figueroa Kravinsky (Go-Go Symphony composer, Artistic Director) asked this question on Facebook, but she didn’t seem satisfied with the answers she was getting. Why does music (or any other art) have...
99 & Kato’s Top Ten Songs for Feb 2015
Thanks to our listeners for the feedback on your favorites! In no particular order, this is the “99 & Kato” Top Ten for February 2015: 1. “Naturally” – Black History 2. “Back Together Again” –...
Go-Go History. It’s Black. And it Cranks.
Behold what gifts manifest from the minds of men who humble themselves before Creation to document their culture. What will we know of our own history without those of us who speak our own...
99 & Kato’s Top Ten Songs for Jan 2015
A list of the top ten songs played on “99 and Kato” for January 2015 (in no particular order). Thanks to our listeners for your feedback on the songs you’re diggin’. 1. “Call Me” –...
Marion Barry to DC’s Gen X, Go-Go, & Hip Hop
OXON HILL, MD, November 23, 2014 — Sons and daughters of Washington, DC’s Marion Barry era are in mourning today upon hearing the news this morning that the legendary civil rights leader and former mayor...