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Hill, Jawatha (Karis), 1971-

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Go-Go Museum and Café Collection
Go-Go Museum and Café Collection

Go-Go Preservation Week 2021 Oral Histories

 Digital Collection
Identifier: 225_01_GoGoMusicCafe

Karis Hill interview, 2021-11-03

 Item
Identifier: 225_01_GoGoMusicCafe_005.mp4
Abstract

Ms. Hill, a founding member and Lead Talker in the all-female Go-Go band Be’La Dona, discusses growing up in the District of Columbia and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and being mentored by music teachers and Go-Go stars including Chuck Brown and James Funk, learning to play the drums and the art of being a lead talker whose job it is to read and move the crowd.

Dates: 2021-11-03

Karis Hill transcript, 2021-11-03

 Item
Identifier: 225_01_GoGoMusicCafe_005_tra.pdf
Abstract

Ms. Hill, a founding member and Lead Talker in the all-female Go-Go band Be’La Dona, discusses growing up in the District of Columbia and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and being mentored by music teachers and Go-Go stars including Chuck Brown and James Funk, learning to play the drums and the art of being a lead talker whose job it is to read and move the crowd.

Dates: 2021-11-03

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