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.
During 2009 we lost some amazing musicians and friends, including Snooks Eaglin, Eddie Bo, and Antoinette K-Doe, who've contributed richness to the musical tapestry of New Orleans and the world. Join us in remembering their songs and their spirits, and add your own tributes to...
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We kick off Carnival season — which officially begins January 6 — with
New Orleans bluesman Spencer Bohren, followed by jazz guitarist Tony Green.
Along the way, we meet up with one of the Phunny Phorty Phellows and have a
taste of King Cake, a delicious Mardi Gras traditio...
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Tune in on the first Sunday of 2010 for Your Cousin Dimitri's annual show of
blues, folk and country music suitable for kids. Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie,
Elvis, Dylan... all singing for children, or music that could fool you into
thinking it's good for the young uns.
Turn o...
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As a French Quarter resident, tourists stopped making an impression years
ago. However, as I walked through today's Sugar Bowl crowd, I got
surprisingly nostalgic about the University of Hawaii fans from the 2007
Sugar Bowl. Sentimental even. Like missing an old friend. ...
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The Tone Scientists of WWOZ will present The music of Sun Ra tonight on the
Kitchen Sink to celebrate the New Year. 10 PM - midnight. We'll travel the
Spaceways, orbit the heliocentric worlds, visit outer planes of there, and
school you on the other worlds they haven't to...
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