The Black Masking Indians are sewing and practicing in these weeks leading up
to Mardi Gras! This was the scene at Unified Indian Practice for Big Chief
Victor Harris's 75th birthday at Little People's Place in Treme on January
11, 2026. In 2024, Harris retired after 59 yea...
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It was a big night for Louisiana musicians at the 68th annual Grammy Awards!
Congratulations to everyone honored at the Grammys this weekend, especially
our local winners, including:
• Jon Batiste for "Big Money," Best Americana Album
• Sullivan Fortner for "Southern Night...
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Tune in to Planet 'OZ on the New Orleans Music Show with host Murf Reeves on
Monday, February 2 around noon as he and Annie Farman welcome Tab Benoit to
the studio to chat about World Wetlands Day, the current state of the
wetlands in Louisiana, and the Voice of the Wetland...
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We’re celebrating Allen Toussaint’s birthday by digging deep into the
archives on Wednesday, January 14! Tune in all afternoon to hear rare and
never-before-rebroadcast recordings honoring one of New Orleans’ greatest
musical minds.
At 1pm CT, Missy Bowen will kick things ...
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Big Chief Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots joined us live on the New Orleans
Music Show to celebrate the start of Carnival 2026 on January 6! Check out
their performance below.
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The Mardi Gras season is upon us again! Here's the parade schedule for
2026 (subject to change):
Friday, February 6
3pm Krewe of Cork - French Quarter
5pm Krewe of Oshun - Uptown
followed by Krewe of Cleopatra - Uptown
Saturday, February 7
11:30am Krewe of Pontchartrain -...
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1 Chickadee The Diasonics 03:14 Ornithology
2 We Got to Have Peace Mavis Staples 03:33 Sad
and Beautiful World
3 My God Has A Telephone (feat. William Bell) Candi Staton
03:26 Back To My Roots (2025)
4 Never Lost Kokoro...
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Kermit Ruffins and his band joined us live on the New Orleans Music Show to
spread some holiday cheer on Tuesday, December 16, 2025! Check out their
performance below, with a very special guest appearance from Cole Williams on
BOTH sides of the mic!
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Judith Owen and Harry Shearer came in to WWOZ recently to share a few special
sneak peeks of their 20th anniversary "Christmas Without Tears" show, held
at the Orpheum Theater on Tuesday, December 16, 2025!
She and Harry Shearer welcomed a number of special guests, includin...
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Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul, is a new film from Canadian film maker
and producer Andrew Munger. The film centers around Jamaican born soul, funk
and reggae artist Jay Douglas. Jay grows up listening to r&b and soul music
on am radio out of New Orleans and Miami. At t...
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