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Music

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Khalid Thompson interview, 2021-06-20

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_03.wav
Abstract Khalid Thompson talks about his childhood in Richmond, Virginia, where southern hospitality is juxtaposed to the reality of historical and current social injustices. He reflects on visiting Washington D.C. in the early 2000s, learning about the underground visual and sonic arts, and moving to the District. He then moves and works as a bike messenger, really getting to know the city, including artists who make experimental arts, outside of the “norm”. Following encouragement from family and...
Dates: 2021-06-20
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 31: Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Kristy la rAt interview part 1, 2019-06-23

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc016_04_1
Scope and Contents

In this interview, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, known professionally as Kristy la rAt, discusses music, family and community memories growing up in the D.C. metro area with strong ties to her family in Lima, Peru and New York. Her work in activism, education and culture, with relationships at the core, led to co-founding Anthology of Booty and throwing intentional parties in D.C. with her best friends.

Dates: 2019-06-23
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 16: Anthology of Booty / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Kristy la rAt interview part 2, 2019-08-28

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc016_04_2
Scope and Contents

In this interview, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, known professionally as Kristy la rAt, discusses music, family and community memories growing up in the D.C. metro area with strong ties to her family in Lima, Peru and New York. Her work in activism, education and culture, with relationships at the core, led to co-founding Anthology of Booty and throwing intentional parties in D.C. with her best friends.

Dates: 2019-08-28
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 16: Anthology of Booty / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Laura Irene interview, 2021-06-05

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_04.wav
Abstract Laura Irene talks about moving to Washington, D.C. from Dallas, Texas and slowly finding the music and arts community that she continues to foster today. She reflects on her collection of records of LatinX music, interview recordings, and other interesting sounds. She remembers creating Day of the Dead altars for two years, where Rhizome DC community was invited to reflect on their dead, as well as remember LatinX people, killed by the police. She emphasizes how rare and important spaces...
Dates: 2021-06-05
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 31: Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Layne Garrett interview, 2021-06-05

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_05.wav
Abstract Layne Garrett discusses growing up in a typical household in Tennessee and spending his childhood, visiting family on long road trips to Texas. While interest in music was always present in Layne’s life, it was in high school that exposure to outsider literature and open tuning in guitar brought him to be a part of music projects and pursue creative expression. He reflects on four years of living in a new city in Phoenix after college, where lack of social engagements got him to experiment...
Dates: 2021-06-05
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 31: Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Kip Lornell and Charles Stephenson, Jr. Go-Go Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 230
Content Description

This collection contains transcripts of interviews conducted by Kip Lornell and Charles Stephenson as part of the research for their book "The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop." The materials document the evolution of Go-Go performers and sound; as well as the cultural and political role the music plays in Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1988 - 1998
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Violet Lowens D.C. Arts and Culture Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 090
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of memorabilia, programs, invitations, correspondence, clippings, and newsletters from a variety of arts and culture institutions in Washington, D.C., including items related to theatre, musicals, concerts, exhibits, speeches, and dance performances.

Dates: 1942-1983
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Luke Stewart interview, 2021-06-20

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc031_07.wav
Abstract Luke Stewart talks about being born in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and moving to Washington, D.C. in pursuit of music and historical connections to the legacy of radical music and culture in the capital. His approach to performance is that of recognizing musical legacies of the cities, where he is based, and using radical music and culture as tools of resistance and call for social justice. He meets a community of improvising musicians and elders while working at WPFW. Luke continues to meet...
Dates: 2021-06-20
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 31: Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Constance Mellen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 174
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of documents, art, correspondence, newspapers and magazines that Mellen kept during her career as an arts administrator and costume designer for the Opera Society of Washington, freelance critic and costume designer, and founding member of the Smithsonian Friends of Music.

Dates: 1956 - 1995
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Natalie Hopkinson Go-Go Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 211
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of research materials including notes and field recordings, photographs, clippings from periodicals, and ephemera documenting go-go music and culture in the Washington, DC metropolitan area gathered by Hopkinson. The collection also includes material written and published by Hopkinson.

Dates: 1986 - 2021
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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