Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Go-Go Music of the District of Columbia Designation Act of 2019 to make Go-Go the off icial music of Washington\, D.C. The legislation\, introduced by Ward 5 Co uncilmember Kenyan McDuffie and unanimously passed by the Council\, calls for the implementation of a program to support and archive Go-Go music and its history in the District. Go-Go originated in the District during the mid-1960s to late 1970s and is a fusion of many different musical forms\, including funk\, blues\, soul\, and salsa.
\nThe Go-Go Archive\, whi ch is a core piece of The People's Archive \;at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library captures both well-d ocumented and lesser-known stories from groups like organizations\, record labels\, houses\, venues\, festivals\, record shops\, radio stations and artists. Currently\, the Library has \;more than \;20 linear feet of materials in various formats including photographs\, books\, magazines\ , records\, cassettes\, CDs\, DVDs and video. \;
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ts De De Folarin and Kapri as they welcome EU\, Junkyard Band\, Backyard B
and and R&\;S Band to the stage with beats by DJ Frank White. \;
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