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1 Way Back Home Jr. Walker & The All Stars 03:44
Rainbow Funk
2 Mighty Redeemer Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 02:29
Corner Stone
3 Little Bit Mavis Staples 03:52 If All I Was Was
Black
4 All in My Mind Maxine Brown 0...
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It is the end of an era in New Orleans as the last singing produce vendor,
Mr. Okra, has passed away. Arthur Robinson was better known as Mr. Okra, a
man who drove his produce-laden truck through the streets and sang his wares
through a microphone/bullhorn system. The simpl...
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1) The application deadline for the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Class Got
Brass contest is Friday, February 16 at 5p. Schools will compete for up to
$10,000 in prize money at this year's Congo Square Fest, happening March
3-4.
2) Astral Project will be performing two fre...
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Here's something we want to share with all of our listeners: a document that
details some of what we do here at WWOZ.
Download the PDF:
2017 Local Content & Service Report to the Community
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Congo Square Rhythms Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Foundation, returns to Armstrong Park March 3-4, 2018. This is the 11th
annual presentation of this deeply meaningful and vibrant (and free!)
festival that celebrates the many traditions that trace ...
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Two special shows from Ol' Man River this week! He'll be subbing for Hazel
the Delta Rambler on Sunday, February 11 from 10a-12p. "The show will be very
festive so please tune in," he says.
Then, in his regular slot on Monday, 6-9a, he will welcome the Big Chief and
Spy Bo...
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Sew, sew, sew! The Mardi Gras Indians are putting the finishing touches on
this year's suits now and in honor of their hard work, here's Big Chief Monk
Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles featuring Big Chief Juan Pardo performing 'Sew,
Sew, Sew' at Congo Square Rhythms Fest.
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