Gogo
Inspired by artists such as the groups formerly mentioned and Chuck Brown, Go-go is a blend of funk, rhythm and blues, and early hip-hop, with afocus on lo-fi percussion instruments and funk-style jamming in place of dance tracks, although some sampling is used. As such, it is primarily a dance hall music with an emphasis on live audiencecall and response. Go-go rhythms are also incorporated into street percussion.
In technical terms, "Go-go's essential beat is characterized by a syncopated, dotted rhythm that consists of a series ofquarter and eighth notes (quarter, eighth, quarter, (space/held briefly), quarter, eighth, quarter)… which is underscored most dramatically by the bass drum and snare drum, and the hi-hat… [and] isornamented by the other percussion instruments, especially by the conga drums, timbales, and hand-held cowbells."[2]
Unique to Go-Go is an instrumentation with 3 standard Congas and 2 "Junior Congas", 8"and 9" wide and about half as tall as the standard Congas, a size rare outside of Go-Go. They were introduced to Rare Essence by Tyrone Williams -aka- Jungle Boogie in the early days when theycouldn't afford enough full sized Congas, and are ubiquitous ever since.[3] A swing rhythm is often implied (if not explicitly stated).
Another important attribute in go-go is call-and-response vocals withthe crowd in concert.
There is generally little familiarity with go-go music outside of the D.C. Metro area, which includes the District of Columbia and the city's outlying Maryland and Virginia...
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