Have you passed a street drummer in DC?

[zumbamama]

I want to hire one of those gogo drummers that play on the street...do any of you downtowners know where I can find one? Gallery Place/Chinatown? I think I passed one there before. Or if you know any drummers in this area that can play Salsa rhythms, please email me. I cannot find anyone available on craigslist.

[Anonymous]

There is usually one in front of the China Town metro exit, right by the Verizon Center. Before the Green turf was removed in down town Silver Spring I also often saw one down there.

[Anonymous]

Its been a few years since we lived in DC but there was a pretty good group on M street a few blocks up from Wis in Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

You really want to hire a bucket guy? I always wish they'd go away, as do most Gallery Place residents. When one comes to us in Adams Morgan occasionally, we're not so happy to see him. It's usually a simple rhythm with minimal variety played at obnoxious volume for extended periods of time.

[zumbamama]

Yes, I really want to hire one. There are good drummers, there are bad drummers....but I figured it might be nice to hire a good one that could add some DC flavor to my salsa event. My music will be so loud, the drummer is just an added effect.

Me...I am a rhythmaholic...I grew up going to gogos (Chuck Brown, Rare Essence, Junkyard), and am a big fan of African percussion, or any type of percussion really...gogo is the native street music of DC, you won't find it anywhere else. But it's not for everyone.

[zumbamama]

as a side note, the indie rock drummer I hired to tutor DS is unavailable for my salsa event, so I'm looking for a unique solution. I have a church drummer, but his drum sounds kind of weak for a salsa event. My cousin is a reggae drummer, but he's tied up this month.

[Anonymous]

Ok, Zumba, I respect that you know what you're looking for. Me, I'd like to see our local buskers extending themselves a little more.

[Anonymous]

Just saw one yesterday across from the metro that lets out at Nationals Stadum. He wasn't bad.

[Anonymous]

It's been awhile but when I lived in Dupont there was regularly one near the metro ( entrance by the Krispy Kreme). And, FWIW, OP, I like them too! I think it's cool you want to hire one. If you dont' like the noises of the city, you should move to the burbs!

[Anonymous]

That's not a reasonable argument. There are more soul-enriching noises and less stimulating noises. The bucket guys... I don't appreciate. FWIW, this is the smallest city I've ever lived in and it has the least talented street musicians. The clumsiest muggers, too. Brutes using, well, brute force rather than light-fingered pickpockets.

[Anonymous]

R-A-R double E, S-S-E-N-C-E...they dont know bout that

[zumbamama]

Anonymous wrote:R-A-R double E, S-S-E-N-C-E...they dont know bout that

oooh and the HUG-A-BUCKS....remember them? And there was an all girl gogo group, I can't remember what they were called.
My class loves Waterdance (I know it's like 15 yrs old)

[zumbamama]

what metro line is National Stadium on?

[Anonymous]

National Stadium is on the Green Line

[maynie]

zumbamama wrote:

Anonymous wrote:R-A-R double E, S-S-E-N-C-E...they dont know bout that

oooh and the HUG-A-BUCKS....remember them? And there was an all girl gogo group, I can't remember what they were called.
My class loves Waterdance (I know it's like 15 yrs old)

Get-in-the-water! AHH! haha I used to love huck-a-buck.