“I think music is so powerful. I feel fortunate that I can pass on important messages through song.”
Since 1995, go-go music has emanated from speakers outside a telecommunications store in the Shaw neighborhood of D.C.
“I want them to feel like they can make music as well, and that their voice is important and special and should be heard.”
The Fugazi frontman explains why punk is the “free space” of creative expression.
On Sunday, June 30, the Folklife Festival will present Latvian singing, Lithuanian dancing, and an Estonian sack race.
The Festival Afro-Bahia starts runs through June 16 at locations around Northwest D.C.
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