WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
Tune in this Wednesday from 12 noon to 1pm for some live music and
interviews, featuring Luke Winslow-King.
Luke Winslow-King Bio
Luke Winslow-King at the Secret Garden, pt 2 from hoovesontheturf (sarahana)
on Vimeo.
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This week, to get our Carnival appetites going, we are airing an encore
presentation of "Food, Food, and More Food!" We highlight the amazing cuisine
of the Crescent City all while enjoying music about food, too. So, bring open
ears and an appetite! Our dishes include Holly...
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If you were out at Bacchus this weekend, then you got to see the WWOZ Professor Longhair float which was featuring music characteristic of Caribbean Carnival, thanks to 'OZ DJ Allan "Alski" Laskey, host of WWOZ's "The Rhythm Room".
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WWOZ met up with Action Jackson, a local DJ and community activist, at his "coming out party" to see how he was preparing to be Grand Marshal for this year's Oshun parade. Find out more about this local music icon who does so much to support New Orleans second line and Mardi ...
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What started out as a simple exercise in recording a marching band rehearsal
has evolved into a 12-minute radio documentary. Tune into the New Orleans
Music Show, March 23rd (today, as I write) for some history and a sneak
preview of what's in store when the 9th Ward March...
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On this week’s show, we meet up with the 9th Ward Marching Band, as they
get ready for Carnival. Along the Culinary Crossroads, we enjoy a Carnival
tradition--King Cake! We visit Cake Café and their new twist on an old
tradition: green apple and goat cheese King Cake. As pa...
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Journalist Bill Sasser reports on the current efforts of New Orleans-based Hope for Haitian Children and its director, Marie- Jose Poux a year after the earthquake. As Jazz Fest rolls around, New Orleanians with ties to Haiti bring aid to Haiti and work to promote Haitian cult...
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Be sure to tune in Wednesday February 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on
Records from the Crypt Show as Billy Delle and the Boudin Man team up to
Celebrate the birthday of Bobby Charles.We will be spinning the music of
Bobby Charles as well as discussing the inner conductiv...
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Dear Listener,"The Green Room is smoking and the Plaza burning
down..."It's Carnival Time and 'OZ's definitely in the 'Zone. We're fixin'
to debut our very own Mardi Gras float this year! Coming to a neighborhood
near you, in some of the season's most festivious parades tha...
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