This music is totally played by ear and feeling. .....this is the sound of D.C.. ....mumbo sauce.......Georgia ave......madness connection.....howard university. ...I miss D.C.. ....
HELL YEAH! WHEN I VISITED LONDON IN 1989 I WAS SURPRISED HOW MUCH THEY LOVED GO-GO. WHILE THE REST OF THE WORLD WAS BEING INTRODUCED TO HIP HOP AND DETROIT DISCO... LISTEN TO SOUL TO SOUL AND ETC. YOU CAN HEAR THE GOGO.
Go go mickey you are good with your hands you are so fine the way you rock them boggoo do the dam thing you put your all in what you are doing you get an a and some from me mrs ellis
As for lead talker, there is only Funk or Benny, period. Funk is the standard bearer cause his vocal style is what everybody imitated and Benny was the Cab Calloway of Go-Go, he was a for real Bandleader. Benny wanted outfits and choreographed moves and precision. God Bless all the Go-Go bands of my youth because they are part of the soundtrack of my life from 12 years old til 45 now. They are part of us and we are part of them...
Now I'll be the 1st to admit that many of the early Go-Go Bands had excellent conga players, it just so happened that Jungle Boogie & Mickey both played for the most popular bands in the city. (RE & Ayre Rayde) Brothers and sisters, listen to other old-school conga players like Rock Steady, Skin Tight, Foxy Brown, Spanky, Walker Redds, and you will notice each drew from each other but had their own unique pockets.
Benny, Go-Go Mickey, Maniac, Mike Muse, Dave & Jungle Boogie, da Best EVER. This is Classic. R.I.P Lil Benny. All you youngins learn & know your history. Essence Legends & Rare Essence the best and the wickedest go-go band still after 35-36 years. Rare Essence still packs the house from wall to wall and always did. R. E. 4 Life
If you from a certain era, then you gonna go with what you were raised on. I know that Mickey is a great percussionist, I know that Mickey played both congas and rolling toms so he did what both Boogie and David did by himself and not taking anything from Mickey or Foxy or Heartbeat or Steady or Walker or none of those great players, but in my heart, Boogie is my dude. He was the first I heard and the first I saw live and he is just who I think of first when the subject comes up.
I can say I had the privilege and pleasure 2 party with the greatest musicians from the DMV they can play with anybody look at the history of the ledgens that came from here DMV all day every day 😎🕊
And even after I saw Fox at the Coliseum with the white gloves on and they turned out the lights and Foxy was getting busy and all you could see was his hands like glowing in the dark, even after that incredible performance, Boogie still my dude just like Sugarfoot Rick is my drummer even though JuJu is a monster and Footz had that pocket. And ain't nobody f'n with T-I-N-O on the guitar (respect to Whiteboy). Horns is hard too but I'll take DC on sax any day and Funky Ned/Sugar Bear is a tie.
Let’s be realistic Jungle Boogie is the best to ever do it much respect to Mickey a real musician in his own right also both in different eras both are GoGo legends but there would not be Mickey without Jungle Boogie what I appreciate is the real respect Mickey shows for his teacher a lot of class anyway two of the best ever RE for life!!!!!!
Vegas now, Hyattsville back in the day right behind PG Plaza. Love GoGo . Used to make that move up to Chillum for that smoke and some of that Captain Stubbing. Went to the Quanset down on Southern and some spots in Suitland. Backyard, Junkyard, Essence, and of course Chuck. Miss GoGo like bad out here.
Mickey took it to another level, redefined, advanced, REFINED, and some more shit. Yeah I've seen Jungle Boogie, Mickey, Loveboat Boogie, Spanky, Rocking Ron (AM/FM), Rock Steady, Foxy Rob, Foxy Brown, Heartbeat (that was my MAN), Walker Redds, Go Go Billy (Petworth), Howdy Doody (Prophecy), White Boy Elroy, Funky Stuff Wayne, Wink, Sauce, Smoke, T-Bone, Elmo, Big Chuck, Kenny when he was on Progression and Proper Utensils...Mickey on his best vs their best? Mickey all day.
I wouldn't necessarily say that Rare Essence set the standard. Let's go back to the years between 1979 and 1981 and you'll see that many bands drew from each other. Rare Essence was mainly a cover-band (79-80) until bands like Trouble Funk, EU, Chance, AM/FM, and Redds & The Boys created their own grooves, pockets and eventually writing original songs. If anyone should be remembered as an innovator it's Mark "Godfather" Lawson who wrote for both Ayre Rayde and Rare Essence.
Mickey is the best conga player ever in go-go history without a shadow of a doubt. Slim be crankin like shit and couldn't nobody touch dude...He got his own song...If you don't believe me look at the Live at Capital Centre video when he played both congas and roller toms...The bama is nice..
I have to disagree with you Never83! I honestly felt that Jungle Boogie, Rock Steady, and Skin Tight (Petworth) held much better pockets than Go-Go Mickey during the same era. I even have debates with friends that Go-Go Spanky from Class had faster hands than Smoke.
Even though im a country ass nickel.I use to live on simms place. Catch my people out there on Florida ave ever Friday when getting off on the d-4 or what the d-8 coming through.
Man whatever. Grandmaster Melle Mel is credited with being the progenitor of the rapping style that people borrowed from heavily through the early 80s, then Rakim came along and took it to another level - but you never hear people talking about Melle Mel is the greatest emcee ever. Respect Ty for being credited with essentially creating the pocket, but he is nowhere near Mickey's level. Mickey in 1989 is completely different than Mickey in 1996, for example.
This music is totally played by ear and feeling. .....this is the sound of D.C.. ....mumbo sauce.......Georgia ave......madness connection.....howard university. ...I miss D.C.. ....
they sell mumbo sauce now!
HELL YEAH! WHEN I VISITED LONDON IN 1989 I WAS SURPRISED HOW MUCH THEY LOVED GO-GO. WHILE THE REST OF THE WORLD WAS BEING INTRODUCED TO HIP HOP AND DETROIT DISCO... LISTEN TO SOUL TO SOUL AND ETC. YOU CAN HEAR THE GOGO.
@@amenramuxikllc5658 PUT IT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLEASE
@@jkdortch2308 SHOW ME ON YOURS FIRST IF ITS COMMON SENCE I GUESS?
WORD masonic temple . chuck brown . Run joe .
That's real go-go music right there!!!
Gotta appreciate the two of the best whoever did it...and both representing THE WICKETS BAND ALIVE!!!!!!
straight crankin!! they both have their place in Go Go history!!
Go go mickey you are good with your hands you are so fine the way you rock them boggoo do the dam thing you put your all in what you are doing you get an a and some from me mrs ellis
Legendary Boogie n Mickey, nothing but respect for each other
Dammit i miss real go-go!!! This takes me back!!!
Damn this joint is on POINT.....
As for lead talker, there is only Funk or Benny, period. Funk is the standard bearer cause his vocal style is what everybody imitated and Benny was the Cab Calloway of Go-Go, he was a for real Bandleader. Benny wanted outfits and choreographed moves and precision. God Bless all the Go-Go bands of my youth because they are part of the soundtrack of my life from 12 years old til 45 now. They are part of us and we are part of them...
Two legends doing their thing!!!
This is a monumental moment!
God Bless Go Go Mickey for helping us all out. He blessin us first
Now I'll be the 1st to admit that many of the early Go-Go Bands had excellent conga players, it just so happened that Jungle Boogie & Mickey both played for the most popular bands in the city. (RE & Ayre Rayde) Brothers and sisters, listen to other old-school conga players like Rock Steady, Skin Tight, Foxy Brown, Spanky, Walker Redds, and you will notice each drew from each other but had their own unique pockets.
2 of the greatest Go Go legends that ever did it. Jungle Boogie and Go Go Mickey ya dig. Mentor and Disciple.
Benny, Go-Go Mickey, Maniac, Mike Muse, Dave & Jungle Boogie, da Best EVER. This is Classic. R.I.P Lil Benny. All you youngins learn & know your history. Essence Legends & Rare Essence the best and the wickedest go-go band still after 35-36 years. Rare Essence still packs the house from wall to wall and always did. R. E. 4 Life
Like GoGo Bouncey said; i knew i had to step my game up when i saw Mickey play lefthanded like that !!
Thanks for this Jungle Boogie too
If you from a certain era, then you gonna go with what you were raised on. I know that Mickey is a great percussionist, I know that Mickey played both congas and rolling toms so he did what both Boogie and David did by himself and not taking anything from Mickey or Foxy or Heartbeat or Steady or Walker or none of those great players, but in my heart, Boogie is my dude. He was the first I heard and the first I saw live and he is just who I think of first when the subject comes up.
Jungle Boogie made the essence sound, and GO-GO Mickey took it from there
Mickey you are awsomr dude number 1 fan ms ellis you and your son you guys rock later
mickey is from D.C. and one of the best congo players on the planet earth and outer space
+Kevin Spann Milton Freeman is NOT from DC sir...Stafford,Va
I SHOULD HAVE SAID MICKEY IS FROM THE "DMV" . THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION.
Kevin Spann No problem...actually that's my fault...for those that don't know about go-go...saying DC basically sums it up.....
im always ready to learn about gogo music and its performers
It's a form of MUSIC that will put you in a good mood and there is sooo much to LEARN about Go-Go....
Classic, two of the greatest and what Boxing Dave said....
i liked when mickey bowed to boogie, that was tight
facts
I can say I had the privilege and pleasure 2 party with the greatest musicians from the DMV they can play with anybody look at the history of the ledgens that came from here DMV all day every day 😎🕊
cot dam boggie is a percussionist on another level, so classy wit his shit
And even after I saw Fox at the Coliseum with the white gloves on and they turned out the lights and Foxy was getting busy and all you could see was his hands like glowing in the dark, even after that incredible performance, Boogie still my dude just like Sugarfoot Rick is my drummer even though JuJu is a monster and Footz had that pocket. And ain't nobody f'n with T-I-N-O on the guitar (respect to Whiteboy). Horns is hard too but I'll take DC on sax any day and Funky Ned/Sugar Bear is a tie.
Classic shit right there. Mentor and Student together playing on the same Conga drums it gets no better than that ya dig.
Let’s be realistic Jungle Boogie is the best to ever do it much respect to Mickey a real musician in his own right also both in different eras both are GoGo legends but there would not be Mickey without Jungle Boogie what I appreciate is the real respect Mickey shows for his teacher a lot of class anyway two of the best ever RE for life!!!!!!
Jungle Boogie is the Michael Jordan of conga’s and Mickey is the Kobe Bryant
Vegas now, Hyattsville back in the day right behind PG Plaza. Love GoGo . Used to make that move up to Chillum for that smoke and some of that Captain Stubbing. Went to the Quanset down on Southern and some spots in Suitland. Backyard, Junkyard, Essence, and of course Chuck. Miss GoGo like bad out here.
Go Go Mickey is a true legend and I give him his propers. But it was Jungle Boogie who laid down the foundation and was Go Go Mickey's mentor.
Even if you like who you grew up on..if you grew up buying records and tapes you should already know
Oh yeah, Iverson days.
Mickey took it to another level, redefined, advanced, REFINED, and some more shit. Yeah I've seen Jungle Boogie, Mickey, Loveboat Boogie, Spanky, Rocking Ron (AM/FM), Rock Steady, Foxy Rob, Foxy Brown, Heartbeat (that was my MAN), Walker Redds, Go Go Billy (Petworth), Howdy Doody (Prophecy), White Boy Elroy, Funky Stuff Wayne, Wink, Sauce, Smoke, T-Bone, Elmo, Big Chuck, Kenny when he was on Progression and Proper Utensils...Mickey on his best vs their best? Mickey all day.
Enjoying this smack science all the way in Japan.
this joint is right. we miss u benney
Go-Go Mickey is ILLEST....He's
UNBELIEVABLE! #TheG.O.A.T
In the words of Mickey "Jungle Boogie is the GREATEST"
Jungle Boogie AND GoGo Mickey? it gets NO better.....
That's love and respect right there
#DMV
Dudes is a beast for real!!
I've seen this so many times ...nothing like GoGo!
I got this joint! Wish I made the show.
Mickey and Jungle Boogie was crankin like shit!
I wouldn't necessarily say that Rare Essence set the standard. Let's go back to the years between 1979 and 1981 and you'll see that many bands drew from each other. Rare Essence was mainly a cover-band (79-80) until bands like Trouble Funk, EU, Chance, AM/FM, and Redds & The Boys created their own grooves, pockets and eventually writing original songs. If anyone should be remembered as an innovator it's Mark "Godfather" Lawson who wrote for both Ayre Rayde and Rare Essence.
Fire!!!!!!!!
G.O.A.T He playing left handed
i missed out..thanks you tube
they rocked this shit
Classic Go Go. Russ
It"s great !
Mickey is the best conga player ever in go-go history without a shadow of a doubt. Slim be crankin like shit and couldn't nobody touch dude...He got his own song...If you don't believe me look at the Live at Capital Centre video when he played both congas and roller toms...The bama is nice..
@cees3500
It's not the water dance per say. It's the sound effect from the sound board.
I have to disagree with you Never83! I honestly felt that Jungle Boogie, Rock Steady, and Skin Tight (Petworth) held much better pockets than Go-Go Mickey during the same era. I even have debates with friends that Go-Go Spanky from Class had faster hands than Smoke.
91 Rare Essence just don't matter just don't bite it
mickey goat 🔥🔥🔥
damn mic damn boogie
RIP BENNY
The G.O.A.T
Even though im a country ass nickel.I use to live on simms place. Catch my people out there on Florida ave ever Friday when getting off on the d-4 or what the d-8 coming through.
Dr.J & Jordan!! C hw versatile Mick is tho!!
Mickkkkk crankssssss
somebody teach me the basic of playing cogos dc style
los que ponen no megusta... para que lo escuchan. positiva vibracion. jajjaja,,,,busquen una bachata de su antojo.
man he was rockin' them joints left handed....
Fire
KOT DAMN!!!!!!!!
@trenillo Well spoken! Church right there!
Whats the date on this??? I heard Benny say Merry Christmas....
goodgodalmighty!!
Soul Sounds
Nobody can do it better go go got it locked like hostages
Woooo Weeeee!!!
@trenillo Very well said
#Legends in the gogo game...
Where is this from
well go damn mick do hurtem
yeah iknow iknow my diction use to get me in trouble some.lol
miss benny and funk together
''CAT NAME "MICKEY" FROM OUR TIME". cool "DISCO"-DAN
Man whatever. Grandmaster Melle Mel is credited with being the progenitor of the rapping style that people borrowed from heavily through the early 80s, then Rakim came along and took it to another level - but you never hear people talking about Melle Mel is the greatest emcee ever. Respect Ty for being credited with essentially creating the pocket, but he is nowhere near Mickey's level. Mickey in 1989 is completely different than Mickey in 1996, for example.
YEAH BUT RARE SET THE STANDARD....
Trouble Funk for me
Did you just say per say? haha!!
#NothingLikeGoGo
Speake with your hands.
hand speed
he wants hwlp
he is living on dc homeless and one eye tourn
Crunk
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Let Jungle Boogie put his touch on this beat right here. No pun intended, however, Mickey sound horrible