This is a Word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. Washington, D.C. is famous, and in some cases, infamous, for many things. Political players, lawyers, lobbyists. But for music fans, it's also appreciated for GoGo. And now, the signature sound of D.C. has a museum of its own.

One of the things I think that's really notable about Gogo is one of the few popular black music that has not been colonized.

It is still black owned. It is still black controlled, black directed.

The new museum of Gogo coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson.

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Welcome to a word, podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host,

Jason Johnson. For most Americans, Washington is first and foremost the nation's capital,

the seat of the national government. But there's a whole other side to the city. It's steeped in black

history with academics, artists, and everyday people making their home in D.C. across generations.

And the city's heart beats in time with that community.

One place you can hear that is go-go music. It's the signature sound of Washington neighborhoods from backyard

barbecues to street fairs to dance clubs. While Gogo

Go-Go has gone in and out of fashion at the national level, it still retains its

local flavor and its importance to Washington, D.C.,'s black community.

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