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.
This week on Takin' It To The Streets, rapper Angela "Cheeky Blakk" Woods
talks to Action Jackson about her experiences working in healthcare, getting
her start in second lines, creating a very famous dance move, and much more!
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1 Street Corner Symphony Kool & The Gang 04:37 Light Of Worlds
2 Mighty Redeemer Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 02:29 Corner Stone
3 unhappy people Carl bean & universal love 04:52 All we need is love
4 Go Home Girl Arthur Alexander 02:45 Warner Bros:Rainbow Road
5 Slipped, Tripp...
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Please note: All times are approximate, and all artists are subject to
change.
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Devin Dewulf of the Krewe of Red
Beans gets on the phone with Action Jackson about their efforts to buy
groceries for the city's older culture bearers, how the effort is employing
some out-of-work musicians, what you can do to support ...
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Submit your photo to festinginplace@wwoz.org to be featured in our gallery
of OZilians all over the world getting their groove on to the sounds of Labor
Day weekend festing at home! Helping us stay together while we're apart.
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We all know local festivals aren't just about the music. You've gotta have
the right food (and drink), too. Here's a nice round-up of Louisiana festival
recipes to try at home!
FOOD
Five po-boy recipes
Crawfish pasta with cream sauce
Turkey wing gumbo
Jamaican beef patt...
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Our virtual Groove Gala was a smashing success last night! Shoutout to
everyone who joined us live as we streamed on our website, YouTube, Facebook,
and Twitch. If you missed it, here is the stream as it aired last night!
Thanks to all of our brand new and renewing members ...
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Sylvester Francis, founder and proprietor of the Backstreet Cultural
Museum, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020.
Francis officially opened the Treme museum at 1116 Henriette DeLille Street
in 1999. But its origins can be traced back to the 1970s when he paraded with
the Gentl...
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