Dec 14: Sweet Cherie at Carlos Rosario PCS

It doesn’t matter how many Teach the Beat visits happen, each one has its own unique flavor. The visits Sweet Cherie led at Carlos Rosario for Arts Integration & Culture Program Manager Tim Gibbon were to groups of adult learners — many of whom had never heard of go-go. The school auditorium was part concert and part classroom as Sweet Cherie talked about and demonstrated the elements of go-go and even provided the dictionary definition of go-go. She mentioned how vast and deep go-go’s influence is in other genres of music, and how many subgenres of go-go have developed by other musical stylings’ influence.

Showing their appreciation for Cherie and go-go in general, one student shouted “Long live go-go!” towards the end of the visit.

Gibbon shared: 

Today was such a joy! And joy is the best way to learn, without a doubt. I keep thinking about how almost none of the students were familiar with go-go until today. . . . What a gift you brought to our school.