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Mr. G’s Go-Go Preservation Week 2021 Backdrop with Rare Essence Backdrops, 2021-11

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Identifier: 225_01_03_GoGoMusicCafe

Content Description

From the Collection:

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: 2021-11

Creator

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

The Go-Go Museum & Café commissioned Gregory “Mr. G” Saunders to take photographs. Mr. G is a club photographer and brought a Rare Essence backdrop in use at clubs since the early 1980s.

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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