Basic Information
Management: Nathaniel Rhodes, Jay Flowins
Members: Dre-Vocals; Cliff-Vocals; Deborah J -Vocals; Nick-Keyboards/Vocals; Hope - Keyboards; Chavo-Guitar; Twin-Percussion; Trae-Drums
Peculiar People
Washington, DC
Hip Hop / Christian Rock / Christian Rap
Bio
Peculiar People comes out of the gate strong and never lets up until the curtain closes. The group, known for its high-energy performances, has made it a point to infuse the act of worship into every show. Peculiar People has been instrumental in helping to define the sound and direction of Go-Go music, a genre which is simultaneously an entire culture in the Washington, DC area. Go-Go is a subgenre of Funk that was originated in the mid- to late 1970s. This diverse style of song contains ele...
Upcoming Shows
Coming to Your Town
Status
Press
“At a Haiti benefit concert in January, Peculiar People Band lead vocalist Dre MayDay, 22, explained how people at the show could relate to the hopelessness on the island since the earthquake. "I know we are not strangers to the pain," he said to the audience filled with teens, many of them hoisting "R.I.P." T-shirts to honor fallen friends. "We are not strangers to the struggle. We gon' sing this song so loud that they can hear us all the way in Haiti. We're dancing in the rain. We're dancing through the struggle and our pain." Speaking after the show that night, the Peculiar People Band leader, MayDay, told me he is saddened by the plight of go-go. "D.C.-Maryland, we are like our own little island," he said. "We have our own thing. If we were to let it go, we would start to be like the rest of the states." ”
Artist Stats
Fans: 4,087
Song Plays: 713
Visits: 2,110
Video Plays: 2,261
Widget Hits: 3,904
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