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The latest installment of "Guardians of the Groove" (see below for more on
the series) aired on WWL-TV on May 27. Asia Muhaimin, band director at Warren
Easton High, sat down with WWOZ's Nita Ketner.
About "Guardians of the Groove": WWOZ has partnered with WWL-TV to reco...
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Allen Toussaint performs "It's A New Orleans Thing", a cut from his 2013
album Songbook, on Sound Opinions, a public radio show from WBEZ in Chicago.
At the end of an older video version of this song, he notes that it was
"inspired by Professor Longhair", an influence that ...
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Here's a video version of Sarah Quintana's humorous paean to riz au lait (AKA
rice pudding, a classic French comfort food) from her 2012 album World Has
Changed. In this version she's accompanied by "found" precussion instruments:
pots and pans in the kitchen of Huh! Restau...
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This week we jump in the car with Walter 'Wolfman' Washington for an hour
of not just music but also a road trip to a local clothing store. Tune in as
we drive and talk about where he got his style, shoes, and his music mentors.
We also swing by Willie Mae’s Scotch House fo...
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From the intimate confines of the Jam in the Van vehicle, Glen David Andrews
rips and rocks through three tracks: "I Can Do Bad All By Myself", "Guilded
Splinters", and the Satchmo standard "What a Wonderful World".
"I Can Do Bad All By Myself"
"Guilded Splinters"
"Wh...
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For your weekend viewing pleasure, check out this four-song set by John Lee
Hooker (1917-2001) and Ry Cooder at the "All Our Colors" benefit, Shoreline
Ampitheater, Mountain View CA, 10/10/1992
The set list:
Intro - Lonely Man
05:35 - It Serves Me Right To Suffer
13:33 -...
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In the summer of 1989, Van Morrison was travelling in Greece with a film
crew, making the documentary One Irish Rover. One sunny day, he was joined in
Athens by Bob Dylan, who'd just ended a European tour. They brought their
acoustic guitars to the place in Athens where the...
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The Original Pinettes Brass Band won the 2013 Red Bull Street Kings
competition. Part of the prize: studio time and tutoring from people like
Mannie Fresh and Trombone Shorty, both of whom appear in this version of
"Ain't No City" cut in the Red Bull Studio.
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In This Issue
Join The Movement for Healthier Air
Community Partnership Grants
WWOZ Private Collections at Siberia featuring Soul Sister
WWOZ in Conversation
Summer Festivals and Other Fun
Recipe: Ultimate Shrimp and Squash Casse...
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