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Rhythm Room Playlist 12/18/15

Sat, 12/19/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Ain't No Sunshine Eddy Senay 03:15 Soul Preachin' : Hot Guitar Funk From Detroit 2015/12/18 22:02:16 2 This Little Light Martel Robinson 03:44 Sunny Soil 2015/12/18 22:05... Read more

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

KIPP Central City Band

Thu, 12/17/15

KIPP Central City Band on Cuttin' Class. With video. 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

December: Malon McGee

Tue, 12/15/15

From an article with Little Queen Malon McGee from the Times-Picayune, 2014: "Sometimes when I'm doing my homework, I just pick up a needle and start sewing," Malon said. "And then I get back to doing my homework. I have to manage the time."Malon hopes to attend Southern o... 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

'OZone Email Newsletter for December, 2015

Sun, 12/13/15

In This IssueWWOZ's 2015 in One Hundred PhotosEnd of Year Giving'OZ Show Hosts' Favorite Recordings of the YearNew Orleans Calling: Portrait of a DrummerComing Soon: Twelfth NightFrench Market Events, December 19Recipe: John Boutte's "Down in the Treme" Carrot Ginger Coconu... Read more

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