Go-Go on the Rooftop is a concert series that takes place each Sunday in June in the Rooftop Garden of the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in celebration of Black Music Month . Come ready to dance! Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are welcom e.
\nDC Public Library is proud to be the home of the Go-Go Archives. Learn more by visiting the library's permanent exh ibit on the 4th Floor of the MLK Library \;Up From the People.
\nIntroducing Sirius Co. feat. Ms Kim Michelle &\; Frank Si rius aka. Scooby. Ms. Kim Michelle: Kimberly "Ms. Kim" Michelle\, is defin itely a trendsetter for female GoGo artists. In 1995\, she made her way on to the Go-Go scene with the infamous Wickedest Band Alive\, Rare Essence. "Ms. Kim" performed with Rare Essence for years\, where she made her footp rint in GoGo. During her tenure with RE\, she set a new high for women in Go-Go\, when she recorded Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me". \;
\nFrank Sirius aka "Scooby": As one of the lead singers for the trend-settin g GoGo Band\, L!SSEN\, penned the "Godson of Go-Go"\, and the motivating f actor of many of L!SSEN's sellout performances all over the east coast\, h is soulful\, heart pounding melodies and his smooth vocals can not be deni ed. 00
\nTogether\, these amazing entertainers\, nicknamed "The Dyna mic Duo"\, have teamed up with an extremely talented group of musicians to form their own band and sound\, soon to be discovered\, as they embark on a career as a groundbreaking style of band\, never before seen in Go-Go. A combination of sounds from music such as\, Go-Go\, R&\;B/Soul\, Pop\, and Hip Hop genres\, this GoGo group is undoubtedly on the verge of stard om.
\nProducer\, Composer\, Musician and DJ are a few of the hats Rico Anderson wears. A prodigy who has come of age\, Rico was born and raised in the Washington\, D.C. metropolitan area. In h igh school\, a chance meeting with New Edition/BBD member Michael Bivins s tarted Rico on his professional journey in the world of entertainment.
\nRico moved to Los Angeles\, CA and joined Bivins Motown distributed l abel BIV/10 Records as a staff writer and producer. Rico produced several hits for the label's artists including Boys II Men\, and Bel Biv Devoe. Ri co also produced for Fat Joe\, Mya\, and Will Smith.
\nRico relocate d back home to Washington\, D.C. and established Triple Team Entertainment with partners Reynard Strawbridge\, Marquette Coley\, and Isaiah McIver. Since then has done production for albums Warning Shot and Hard Hat Area a nd released mixtapes This Is How I Feel About Hip-Hop and his latest \ ;A-Game Vol.1.
\nA phenomenal DJ who hig hlights EVERY corporate event\, party\, or function! He goes by the name o f DJ BIG JOHN ~ DAT BAMMA BE CRANKIN! John Royster\, professional known as &ldquo\;DJ Big John&rdquo\; is a native Washingtonian. He was raised in S outheast\, DC and graduated from North Carolina Central University. He gra duated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Public Administration.
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