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The music stopped as the mayor made her way across the stage, past bongo drums and keyboards, timbales and amps.
But Muriel E. Bowser wasn’t ready to let the beat die just yet.
“When I say ‘go-... View MoreThe music stopped as the mayor made her way across the stage, past bongo drums and keyboards, timbales and amps.
But Muriel E. Bowser wasn’t ready to let the beat die just yet.
“When I say ‘go-go,’ †the mayor called to the crowd, “you say, ‘is D.C.’ â€
Hundreds of Washingtonians whooped and cheered, their phones raised high to capture a bit of history.
Bowser (D) had come to Southwest Washington, to an old church turned arts venue, to sign legislation enshrining go-go, the District’s homegrown music genre, as the official sound of the nation’s capital. She handed out the pens that she used to musicians, activists and the daughter of the late Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go, who helped create the sound and gave the music its name.
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