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Meet me at the Go-Go: Our guest Dylan unveils the percussion-heavy funk of D.C.'s best kept secret, featuring tracks by Rare Essence, E.U., Chuck Brown and The Huck-a-bucks. Plus a special birthday tribute to #1 soul brother James Brown covering his early funk, disco-era jams, classics like "Super Bad", "The Popcorn" and "Make It Funky", and JB-fueled hip hop from Nas, Lord Finesse, Big Daddy Kane and Main Source.
DJs & GUESTS Professor Groove, DJ Static, Dylan / RECORDED April 29, 2011 / HOSTING Mike, daduke, Oliver & PJ. You can help too!
- james brown - don't tell a lie about me and i won't tell the truth on you
- talk (over james brown - just enough room for storage)
- james brown - (i love you) for sentimental reasons
- james brown - i need help (i can't do it alone)
- james brown - i got a bag of my own
- james brown - super bad
- james brown - i can't stand it '76
- chuck brown & the soul searchers - we need some money (start of dylan's 1st set)
- e.u. - e.u. freeze
- trouble funk - percussion solos
- rare essence - do you know what time it is?
- talk: go-go history, musicians and sound
- hot, cold sweat - meet me at the go-go (end of dylan's 1st set)
- double dee & steinski - lesson 2 (james brown mix)
- run-d.m.c. - the ave.
- main source - think
- big daddy kane - calling mr. welfare
- james brown - the chicken
- digable planets - 9th wonder
- nas - get down
- lord finesse & d.j. mike smooth - bad mutha
- james brown - the boss
- huck-a-bucks - sprinkle (start of dylan's 2nd set)
- huck-a-bucks - it's the huck-a-bucks
- talk: go go's evolution & the live experience (over huck-a-bucks - it's the huck-a-bucks, rare essence - one on one)
- rare essence - one on one (end of dylan's 2nd set)
- james brown - bring it up (live)
- bobby byrd - never get enough
- james brown - get up offa that thing
- james brown - for goodness sakes, look at those cakes
- talk (over james brown - the popcorn, james brown - funk bomb)
- james brown - make it funky (parts 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Comments
Fatback - thanks a million for that link to the article! I also checked out your site - good stuff all around. If I find myself back in D.C. anytime soon I'll look you guys up.
Dylan - here is a Washington Post article from earlier this year on the current state of Trouble Funk - Trouble Funk's Big Tony on Keeping His Band's Identity. Thanks again for reppin' DC! Come down anytime for a guest spot on our DJ night. More @ fatbackdc.com.
To Fatback DJ: I was originally planning on playing both Back Yard and Junk Yard but didn't have time to fit everything in! Good call on "Sardines"! I knew Big Tony was still making appearances but thought Trouble Funk was no longer playing as a unit. That's a band I'd love to catch live! To Werner: the "Percussion Solos" is from Trouble Funk's "Say What! - Live In London" album. I think it was only ever released on vinyl but I could be wrong...
Great stuff, I remember Kurtis Blow using go-go percussion sounds back in the day. I push your site and show to anyone I know that likes funk.
trouble funk - percussion solos
completely blew me away! Looked it up, couldn't find it even on youtube. Where do you get this stuff?
Nice go-go set! If I could add one more it would be SARDINES (and pork and beans!) by Junkyard. Also - a correction - Trouble Funk is still around and making special appearances. We DJed a show with Big Tony and crew last year.
wow.great.thanks.
Man this is an awesome show. I love it when you play hip hop and rap tracks then put the original song it was mixed from.
Huck-a-bucks! so awesome. Way to rep DC! Now you need to jam some Northeast Groovers and you'll be set with the best go go ;)
Thanks for putting DC on the map with the go-go set!
Thanks for the Rare Essence!
Kudos to the shoutout to Steinski and Double Dee! First time I've seen them on WeFunk!