WE NOW PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF 9/6 – 9/11 “WASHINGTON RE”

  By Kato Hammond September 7, 2010

I, Kato Hammond, hereby proclaim this week  (Sept. 6 – Sept. 11, 2010) in the D dot C… WASHINGTON R.E. ( Rare Essence )… for all you inner city grooven stars and celebrities, you soul brothers and jitter bugs, you hip cats with your fancy hats, you pretty ladies with your pretty smiles all decked out in your latest styles.   So it is written…  So it shall be done.

In commemorating to this, we at TMOTTGoGo have decided to link here every single piece of article, interview and video clip that we have ever done on anything regarding Rare Essence for the past 14 years we have been in existance… for you read, viewing and listening pleasure.

Jungle Boogie – Goombox The Junior Congas

Remembering the Howard Theatre

Little Benny

We Go On & On (CD Review)

Remembering Footz

The Old School Go-Go Family Reunion

North Carolina: The New GoGo Frontier

Michael Muse

Lawrence The Maniac

Rare Essence Invades Richmond’s Powerfest

Rare Essence’s 25th Anniversary

D. Floyd Speaks Out

Stinky Dink: Still Gettin Rickety-Raw

Short Dud  The Unsung Hero

The Rare Essence Tree and Its Degree of Separation


VIDEO CLIPS:

Shorty Corleone It’s Christmas Part 1 and  Part 2

TMOTT TV’s The Vault vol. 1

TMOTT TV’s The Vault vol 2

TMOTT TV – Pulling Whiteboy Off The RE Shelf

ROCK WITH RE

Funk & Benny Hits Big G’s Birthday at Club U

Body Moves

Tiger Woods, Rare Essence & Nike

Hey Maniac – Howard Theater 1982

Farewall Little Benny

Lil Benny From the Lense of TSE

True Go-Go Stories:  Byron (BJ) Jackson

The Wickedest Band Alive

AUDIO INTERVIEWS:

Full Indepth Interview with Jas Funk  Part 1 and  Part 2

More to come… (as soon as we find them joints)!!!

Kato Hammond

About Kato Hammond

Kato Hammond is an American musician and journalist. He is the owner and creator of Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Inc. (TMOTTGoGo), editor and publisher of Take Me Out To The Go-Go Magazine, executive producer of TMOTTGoGo DVD Magazine, and webmaster of TMOTTGoGo.com and creator of TMOTTRadio.com. Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine gains attention from outside media outlets for its designation as 'the official gateway to a Washington, DC music culture.' Such magazines as Vibe have made Kevin Hammond and Take Me Out to the GoGo Magazine a significant source of information about the go-go music culture. His history as a musician includes performing and recording with the go-go bands Pure Elegance, Little Benny and the Masters, and Proper Utensils, as well as serving as music director to such bands as Fatal Attraction.
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