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.
We bring you the sounds of Cyril Neville and Tribe 13 captured live at the
2009 Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival in New Orleans' Lafayette Square.
Along the way, we introduce you to artist and poet Jose Torres Tama as he
discusses his work in the book “New Orleans: Free...
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HARMONIKIDS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE MUSIC THERAPY TO EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS/CHILD
SLAVERY VICTIMS IN HAITI
April 30, 2010, Los Angeles, CA. ~ In the second week of May, Blues musician
Gary Allegretto will take his nonprofit organization Harmonikids
(http://www.harmonikids.org) on ...
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I got called out the other day for getting it wrong in my last blog. Got called out by no less than the co-producer of Treme, Eric Overmyer, in front of no less a knowledgeable audience than Sync-Up, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s symposium for music insiders. Go...
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Big Daddy O' will be in to premier is new CD "Used Blues". We'll play some
from the disk and some live too. Keenan Knight will be backing BDO as well.
Anders Osborne will be dropping by to share his new CD "American Patchwork".
Jusy out on the Alligator label.
Grayson Capp...
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While living in Florence, Italy, Katrina and Carmelo Turillo loved strolling in the evening while enjoying a scoop or several of Italian gelato. On returning to New Orleans they decided to open La Divina Gelateria Uptown and give authentic gelato the chance to bring further ea...
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This week we bring you the young lions of jazz, funk, groove and soul by way
of Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Orleans Avenue, followed by funk
powerhouse Big Sam’s Funky Nation. Both groups were recorded live by WWOZ
at the 2009 Voodoo Music Experience.
This week’s Cul...
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