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Soul Power 07/22/17

Sat, 07/22/17
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1    Sharpener    Hackney Colliery Band    02:26    Sharpener 2    The Queen Of Starting Over    Beverley Knight    03:48    Music City Soul 3    Hummingbird    Ondatropica    04:32    Baile Bucanero 4    Power To The People    Curtis Mayfield    03:26    Sweet Exorcist 5   ... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 07/21/17

Sat, 07/22/17
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1    Mardis Gras Mambo    Reverend Organdrum    02:44    Hi-Fi Stereo 2    Father Father    Pops Staples    04:23    Father Father 3    Higher And Higher    Queen Esther Marrow    03:47    feat. The Harlem Gospel Singers 4    You Got A Lot To Like    George Jackson    03:12 ... Read more

Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk: Money and Oil

Fri, 07/21/17
Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk in the WWOZ studio last month, performing "Money and Oil," a song written by Neville with Mike Zito, first recorded on Neville's 2013 album Magic Honey.   Read more

Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk: Money and Oil

Fri, 07/21/17
Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk in the WWOZ studio last month, performing "Money and Oil," a song written by Neville with Mike Zito, first recorded on Neville's 2013 album Magic Honey.   Read more

5 things to know 7/21 - 7/27

Thu, 07/20/17
1. As we've done in recent years, WWOZ will preview the 2017 edition of Satchmo SummerFest with a series of live, in-studio performances by Satchmo SummerFest artists during the week of July 31-August 4th. In studio performances will include video and audio broadcast by Top... Read more

Video: Deltaphonic, "Way Down In The Hole"

Mon, 07/17/17
Deltaphonic covering Tom Waits' "Way Down In The Hole"in the WWOZ Studio last September. Read more

New music spotlight: Sweet Crude

Mon, 07/17/17
Authored by Chris Saucier
Natives of South Louisiana, Sweet Crude is a six-piece indie rock ensemble with a mission to create progressive music that preserves and embraces the Acadian region’s traditions. Sweet Crude’s sound is largely defined by the ensemble’s use of English and Cajun French in the... Read more

Diggin in the Crates - July 16, Murf Reeves

Sun, 07/16/17
    With no expectations, armed with record label skills and a belief in the power of honest groove music, Durand Jones and the Indications have crafted a beautiful, thick soul record.  D. Jones's story is a simple music  fairy tale.  Some fellas listen to a lot of groovy... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 07/14/17

Sat, 07/15/17
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1    Ju Ju    Infernal Blues Machine    03:38    Adios Amigo 2    A Prayer    Curtis Mayfield    04:05    Gospel 3    Exactly Like Me    Willie Walker & The Butanes    03:38    Memphisapolis 4    Miles & Miles From Nowhere    Arthur Alexander    03:01    The Monument Years 5... Read more

5 things to know 7/14 to 7/20

Fri, 07/14/17
1.    New Orleans taps into its rich French heritage as the city celebrates a whole week of Bastille Day Fête. On July 14th, New Orleans Museum of Art will host an evening event from 6-9pm featuring music and dancing with local swing band the Bon Bon Vivant, a cooking demon... Read more

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