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Holiday Music, New Orleans Style

Wed, 12/23/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

Put a New Orleans spin on your holiday season this year with these festive songs from New Orleans musicians! A brief mix of old favorites and tunes/versions new in 2015. Irvin Mayfield "A New Orleans Christmas" free download from Basin Street Records Kermit Ruffins "Have ... Read more

John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys: Joe Pitre a Deux Femmes (1983)

Mon, 12/21/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys do "Joe Pitre a Deux Femmes (Joe Pete Has Two Women)." This video was shot by the late Alan Lomax, the great field collector of twentieth-century American folk music, and his crew in August 1983 at the Crashpad in Eunice, Louisiana. Not... Read more

Holiday Music, New Orleans Style

Sun, 12/20/15

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Put a New Orleans spin on your holiday season this year with these festive songs from New Orleans musicians! A brief mix of old favorites and tunes/versions new in 2015. Irvin Mayfield "A New Orleans Christmas" free download from Basin Street Records Kermit Ruffins "Have ... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 12/18/15

Shakey Graves, Tiny Desk Concert

Fri, 12/18/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

The Texas Americana artist Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, mixes country, blues and rock 'n' roll, not to mention a stage dive, in this Tiny Desk Concert from NPR Music offices. The set includes "To Cure What Ails," "The Perfect Parts," and "Only Son."  Read more

Video: Cuttin' Class with KIPP Central City Academy

Thu, 12/17/15

Cuttin' Class is WWOZ's series of live in-studio performances by middle and high school age students from the Greater New Orleans area. Last month, students from the KIPP Central City Academy joined show host Nita Ketner in our studio. Look for the kids from KIPP Central Ci... Read more

Hot 8 Brass Band, "Sexual Healing"

Tue, 12/15/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

Filmed on the streets of Brighton, England, here's the first official music video for the Hot 8 Brass Band's legendary cover of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing." Cool.  Read more

New music spotlight: Charlie Halloran & the Quality 6

Tue, 12/15/15

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Traditional jazz is alive and well in today's New Orleans, and Charlie Halloran & the Quality 6 are some of the top purveyors. Released in November, their self-titled album is deeply steeped in tradition and that special New Orleans sound. The group is led by trombonist Cha... Read more

The American Slave Coast

Mon, 12/14/15

Authored by:  Nita Ketner

Ned Sublette and Constance Sublette’s new book, The American Slave Coast, is a history of America’s repugnant slave breeding industry. From the era of early colonization through Emancipation, the book analyzes how the thirteen colonies’ desire for independence, the subseque... Read more

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, "Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz)"

Mon, 12/14/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

Is that Luke, Han Solo, a Stormtrooper, Chewie, and Yoda playing some sweaty hot New Orleans trad jazz? Or is it the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys performing music from "Star Wars" at Bamboula's and locales around New Orleans last month? Appearing: Haruka Kikuchi - trombone, Mi... Read more