Book Talk - Soul Searcher: Life and Legacy of Chuck Brown
Thu, Jul 16
|Sankofa Video Books & Café
Join us for a conversation with author Sundiata Ramin on Soul Searcher: The Life and Legacy of Chuck Brown, honoring the music, spirit, and lasting impact of DC’s Godfather of Go-Go. Moderated by Jordan Strudwick
Time & Location
Jul 16, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
About The Event
SOUL SEARCHER: Life and Legend of Chuck Brown is an introduction to the genius of Chuck Brown, the “Godfather of Go-Go,” and his contribution to hip-hop and pop culture. The book chronicles his musical life from the first album, “We the People” to his posthumous album, “Beautiful Life.” It details Brown’s influence on the early bands including Rare Essence, E.U., Trouble Funk, and Junk Yard Band. It also documents the history of fierce competition between D.C. bands in the 70’s, and DJ’s who inspired Chuck Brown to create a transition beat that would ultimately provide the space for the “go-go pocket.”SOUL SEARCHERserves as a blueprint for the study of one of the most important figures in Black music history and notable legends of Washington, D.C. including Frederick Douglass, Marvin Gaye, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Duke Ellington,John Thompson, and Mayor Marion Barry.
Sundiata Ramin is a historian and percussionist from Washington, D.C.…
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