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Sims, Dayesha

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Adrienne Petty interview, 2021-11-02

 Item
Identifier: 225_01_GoGoMusicCafe_001.mp4
Abstract

Dr. Petty, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, discusses growing up middle class and the private school Go-Go circuit, and what role it played in shaping her identity as a Black woman and a Native Washingtonian. She explores’ Go-Go political, cultural and class dimensions within the predominantly Black city.

Dates: 2021-11-02

Dr. Adrienne Petty transcript, 2021-11-02

 Item
Identifier: 225_01_GoGoMusicCafe_001_tra.pdf
Abstract

Dr. Petty, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, discusses growing up middle class and the private school Go-Go circuit, and what role it played in shaping her identity as a Black woman and a Native Washingtonian. She explores’ Go-Go political, cultural and class dimensions within the predominantly Black city.

Dates: 2021-11-02
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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