NPR: Assisted Listen: Trouble Funk, Ready to Go-Go

Assisted Listen: Trouble Funk, Ready to Go-Go

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Trouble Funk - Good To Go
by PeteRock

We're going to town today on Trouble Funk, the 100 percent greatest ever go-go band. Go-go combines funk and hip-hop, and maybe some magical stuff that's not easily transcribed in Roman letters.

Thanks to music professor Kip Lornell of George Washington University for the assisted listen.

Laura Conaway

8:20 AM ET | 04-24-2008 | permalink

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Doesn't Go-Go go-go back further to the 60s, not the mid-70s? It's the same concept, take jazz (and related genres), speed them up and add in pop sensibilities.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pgqTS3XcAuI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pC9rHn-oPo8

Sent by Brian | 11:50 AM ET | 04-24-2008

I went to college in Washington DC (Howard University to be specific) and Go-Go was everywhere. I really didn't understand or appreciate it at the time. It's funny because people say in New York every song has a Techno or Reggatone re-mix, but in DC... it's the Go-Go remix. The sound takes me back to those carefree college days. Thanks for the story.

Sent by Tarah | 12:54 PM ET | 04-24-2008

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