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Valley of Silent Men Second Line Parade Sunday

Wed, 08/22/18

Video: Strange Roux at WWOZ

Wed, 08/22/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
Strange Roux joined Big D on Sittin' At The Crossroads this afternoon! Check out their performance below.  Songs: 1. Got You Runnin' 2. Helpless 3. Love Is Gone Jason Kareores - guitar Matt Schmitt - bass Cody Lee - guitar Jamie Hill - vocals Chris O'Guinn - drums Chris ... Read more

Strange Roux at 'OZ at 2:30p today

Wed, 08/22/18

A Rare Groove Tribute to Aretha Franklin by Soul Sister

Tue, 08/21/18
If you missed my special tribute (Saturday, August 18) to Aretha Franklin on my Soul Power show, featuring only LP cuts from her mid 70s-mid 80s albums, please enjoy at the following link, courtesy of WWOZ's Two Week Archive: wwoz.org/listen/archive/show.php?date=2018-08-18... Read more

Video: Water Seed at WWOZ, March 2018

Mon, 08/20/18
Here's one from Water Seed, live at WWOZ on March 2, 2018! Water Seed is a progressive, innovative band with fingers in Funk, Soul, R&B, Fusion, and Future Funk.​ Read more

Early Aretha, Tues. 7-10p

Mon, 08/20/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
Tune in this Tuesday, August 21 as host Neil Pellegrin spotlights the formative years and pre "Queen of Soul" period of Aretha Louise Franklin on this week's 1950s R&B Show. Neil shares, "My original intent was to play 90 minutes of her early work. However, after reacquain... Read more

Aretha Franklin tributes on Soul Power, Gospel Show, and more

Sun, 08/19/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
Since Aretha Franklin's passing on Thursday, many of our DJs have been sharing wonderful tributes to the Queen of Soul. Here's a few, available on our 2-week archive. Just click the show you're interested in and it will begin playing. DJ Soul Sister shares her favorite dee... Read more

Interview with Big 6 Brass Band

Sat, 08/18/18
New Orleans' second line parades wouldn't be what they are without brass bands. Host Action Jackson sat down with the Big 6 Brass Band earlier this summer to get their take on the brass band scene today, coming up in music education in New Orleans, and much more. Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 08/17/18

Sat, 08/18/18
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1     rock steady     Charles Kynard     03:12     Woga 2     Young, Gifted And Black     Aretha Franklin     03:35     Young, Gifted and Black 3     Border Song (Holy Moses)     Aretha Franklin     03:20     Young, Gifted and Black 4     Mr. Big (Aretha Arrives Outtake)    ... Read more

Bauls of Bengal field recordings on 'World Journey' Saturday

Fri, 08/17/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
Tune into World Journey with host Suzanne Corley on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Early on in the show, she'll be sharing field recordings of Bauls of Bengal, made by Charlie Steiner at Jaidev Mela in West Bengal over a 25 year period. World Journey airs from 4-6p every Saturd... Read more

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