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UA Poetry Center, UA Africana Studies Department
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UA Poetry Center
We, the People, Percussively Agree: A Lecture
In a lecture titled "We, the People, Percussively Agree: Where the Pocket Beats and Breaks Between Go-Go and Hip Hop," Thomas Sayers Ellis discusses the history and evolution of Go-Go and its relationship to Hip Hop, integrating sound and song clips. He finishes by performing a poem from his book The Maverick Room (2005).
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On the origins and characteristics of Go-Go and its relationship to Hip Hop
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On the career and influence of Chuck Brown, the founder of Go-Go, and the early history of Go-Go
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On the Go-Go Pocket and intersections with Hip Hop
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"A Baptist Beat"
Description
Performed with musical accompaniment. Differs slightly from published version.
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Citation
Ellis, Thomas Sayers. The Maverick Room. Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 2005.
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