Be'La Dona Ft. First Ladies of Go-Go: "Tribute to Black Women in History" @ 2020 Go-Go Awards

This performance at the 2020 Go-Go Awards at the Howard Theatre included a multimedia slideshow spotlighting great Black women in history as DC welcomes its first Black woman vice president, Kamala Harris, and celebrates the many Black women who paved the way.

Be'La Dona (http://www.beladonaband.com/) is a crowd favorite, an all-female group of master musicians that was named "Grown and Sexy Band of the Year" as well as "Cultural Influencers" from the Mayor's Office of Women's Policy and Initiatives in 2020.

The First Ladies of Go-Go are an ensemble created by Don't Mute DC that debuted at the Eaton Workshop during the DC-New Orleans concert and conversation series in Sept. 2019 in collaboration with the NMAAHC Ambassadors. A rotating roster of top female vocalists from various Go-Go bands have been invited to perform as "The First Ladies of Go-Go."

In this intergenerational performance, the beloved Be'La Dona warmly welcomed emerging women artists.

Be’la Dona Band Roster:

Cherie Agurs- Keyboards
Claudia Rogers- Keyboards
Shannon Browne- Drums
Natasha Proctor- Percussion
Alena Budd- Guitar
Storm Thomas- Bass
Karis Hill- Vocals
Dani Jordan- Vocals
Ashley Brown- Vocals
Janico Enterprise Mgr. John Agurs

Special Guests in order of appearance:

Tashi Mhoon Cooper, Dancer in Red, (student, Duke Ellington School of the Arts)
J'TA Freeman, Vocalist (IG: @therealjtanya)
Christa Lee, Vocalist (IG: @christalee_music )
Kimise "Songbird" Lee, Vocalist (  / kimise-songbird-lee-325057867424  )

Presented by the Go-Go Museum & Cafe in collaboration with Traditional Arts DC.