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New music spotlight: Hot 8 Brass Band

Tue, 06/21/16
Authored by Carrie Booher
The story of the Grammy nominated Hot 8 Brass Band is one of trials and tribulations, but also of triumphs over adversity and a determination to continue on. Over the past 20 years, the band has carried on despite Hurricane Katrina, a band member losing both of his legs in ... Read more

Locals at Essence Fest 2016

Tue, 06/21/16
Authored by Carrie Booher
Essence Fest is nearly upon New Orleans again, this year happening Thursday, June 30 through Sunday, July 3. Essence brings some of the top names in R&B, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and more to the Crescent City each July as the nation's premiere contemporary African American mus... Read more

Steve Malinowski

Mon, 06/20/16
Authored by Carrie Booher
The wonderfully talented New Orleans pianist Steve Malinowski passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. Here, a look at some of Steve's appearances at WWOZ, including a video of his performance of 'Rampart Rumba' when he came into our studios on March 14, 2016. Born in Lo... Read more

Video: Congo Square Drum Circle

Sun, 06/19/16
WWOZ-produced video of a recent Congo Square drum circle. Read more

5 things to know for 6/17

Sat, 06/18/16
Authored by Carrie Booher
'5 things to know' is a weekly feature highlighting different parts of the WWOZ world that you may have missed this week, including unique WWOZ programming and video, plus New Orleans events, artists, places, features, and more. For the week ending June 17, 2016: 1) The 10... Read more

World Journey 06 18 16

Sat, 06/18/16
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Kokpo Bony Castro & Les As du Bénin 07:09 MAI 1013 2016/6/18 16:08:09 2 lorminai les freres dejean a paris 05:46 hommage aux disparus 2016/6/18 16:15:52 3 bon... Read more

Champion Jack Dupree - Pieces of the Puzzle

Sat, 06/18/16
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Rhythm Room Playlist 06/17/16

Sat, 06/18/16
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Guns In The Ghetto Broadway 03:31 17 North Parade 2016/6/17 22:02:23 2 The Little Wooden Church Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynotes. 03:40 The Best of Willie Neal John... Read more

Champion Jack Dupree: What We Left Out

Fri, 06/17/16
In making our two-part episode about Champion Jack Dupree, we learned so many stray facts and strange stories about Jack Dupree that we just couldn’t fit into the story; we've collected some of the best here. Read more

Allen Toussaint and Champion Jack Dupree: The Story of the Video

Fri, 06/17/16
Sometimes we stumble across really fascinating moments of musical history, pretty much by accident. Which is basically how we found this video of Allen Toussaint joining the legendary boogie woogie piano player Champion Jack Dupree onstage at Jazz Fest in 1990. Read more

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