Scenes from Grandpa Elliott Small’s funeral and memorial second line
yesterday, captured by WWOZ photographer MJ Mastrogiovanni. Grandpa Elliott
was a New Orleans musician and French Quarter busking mainstay, a well-known
figure to both locals and tourists. WWOZ sends our b...
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1 Walking Thru Jerusalem Corporation 02:55 Solid Gold From The Vaults Vol. 4
2 Praise the Lord Abiodun Oyewole 06:05 Gratitude
3 Set Me Free Arthur Alexander 02:55 The Monument Years
4 Rhythm! The Impressions 02:44 45
5 Everybody Plays The Fool The Chosen Few 03:28 Hit After H...
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The Circle of Chiefs 10th Annual "Indian Cha WA" Downtown Super Sunday was
held on April 10 and featured tribes from all over the city. The procession
of intricate bead work, feathers and harmonious drumming and chants started
at Orleans & Moss (Bayou St. John) and traveled...
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Cha Wa performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Congo Square
Rhythms Festival on Sunday, March 27, shortly before embarking to Las Vegas
as Grammy nominees! Here are two highlights from that set, 'Chapters' and
'Fire Water.'
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1 Baby Cakes Pancho Villa 01:57 Instrumentals Soul-Style Vol. 02 CD1
2 He'll Make a Way (Trust in the Lord) Pastor Champion 02:41 I Just Want to
Be a Good Man
3 Serve Somebody Booker t & the m.g.'s 02:41 Volt Soul Singles Volume 2-
1968-1971 - Disc 3
4 I Found A Love (Chess ...
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The Class Got Brass competition returned to the Jazz & Heritage Center after
a two-year hiatus last Sunday! Rest assured that the future of New Orleans
music is bright because these kids sounded (and looked!) great.
Louisiana middle and high schools competed in a second lin...
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Jon Batiste entered the Grammy Awards with a record-breaking 11
nominations, the most for a New Orleans artist ever. And he won big--
Batiste is coming home with five Grammys, including the prestigious 'Album
of the Year,' for We Are. During his acceptance speech, Batiste s...
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1 Nassau daddy Jamo Thomas 02:24 Jamo Thomas
2 Glory Glory Johnny Ray Daniels 04:50 Sacred Soul Of North Carolina
3 Simple Man Pops Staples 03:24 Father Father
4 I've Got A Problem Bobby Bland 04:39 Blues You Can Use
5 First Cut Is The Deepest J.C. Lodge 03:35 Telephone Love
6...
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Tune in Friday at noon as host Bill DeTurk celebrates the 2022 Louisiana
GRAMMY nominees with over an hour of nominated music with ties to Louisiana!
Highlights include a focus on four of the five Best Regional Roots Music
Album nominations (the other is from Hawaii), a lot...
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The Class Got Brass competition returns after a two-year hiatus this Sunday,
April 3 at 1pm! Come out to the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center
(1225 N. Rampart) to see the up-and-coming generation of New Orleans
musicians do their thing! Admission is free.
Louis...
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