“Go-go Music is a mix between jazz and R&B with a little reggae that’s heavy on congo and bass with a whole lot of percussion,” says Antwoine McCoy, one of the organizers of Art of Go-Go Culture Fest, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the Executive Chairman of Diversified, a CFP and author. 2. Slow-Go Years As decades roll on, pace naturally moderates. Grand ...

In the historic neighborhood of Anacostia in Washington, D.C. you'll find the city's newest museum – the Go-Go Museum and Café, which opened in February 2025. Created by the "godfather of go-go," ...

Go-Go music, which now serves as the official music of Washington, D.C., has come a long way since its emergence as an underground musical genre nearly 50 years ago. D.C.’s Go-Go Museum, which ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser, museum founder Ron Moten, chief curator Natalie Hopkinson, councilmembers, and go-go artists at the Go-Go Museum and Cafe’s ribbon cutting. Credit: Sam Johnson III for the Go-Go ...

The Go-Go Museum and Café will celebrate 50 years of go-go music at the 2026 Go-Go Awards, on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The awards will be hosted at the Lincoln Theatre in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, ...

WASHINGTON — Dressed in their finest, more than a thousand people gathered Tuesday night to celebrate five decades of Go-Go music at the 2026 Go-Go Awards, honoring the genre’s deep roots in ...