Kadidia Thierro transcript, 2021-10-27
Content Description
The Go-Go Museum & Café and partners collected 11 oral histories, produced two go-go concerts, and organized a major conference on go-go: “Go-Go Preservation Week 2021” in collaboration with the Traditional Arts DC project at Howard University. The Go-Go-Preservation Week panel discussions, concerts, and oral history collections.
Dates
- Creation: 2021-10-27
Creator
- Thierro, Kadidia, 1970- (Person)
- Sumner, Kenya (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions to accessing this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 26 Gigabytes
From the Collection: 270 Files
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Kadidia Thierro is a Go-Go Superfan and graduate of National Cathedral High School, Howard and Georgetown Universities. In this conversation she speaks about the private school circuit of Go-Gos, as well as connections to other musical genres such as reggae and the blues, connections to Africa. The Role of the drums as a language for diasporic people, and her collection of most cherished Go-Go momentos.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository