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Jamal Batiste: Beatz N’ Vibez, Vol. 1 (Independent)

When you think of Jamal Batiste, what comes to mind is tight, funky, in-the-pocket drumming wrapped up with good energy and spirit. That’s exactly how Beatz N’ Vibez, Vol 1, his fourth album kicks off.

$crim: Lonely Boy (G59 Record$)

I suspect most New Orleanians don’t realize that one of the music groups most streamed and also high on the Billboard charts are the local underground hip hop duo $uicideboy$. The fame comes with the game, and even as they prepare for international touring and their upcoming album (the 4th), they recently dealt with a Three 6 Mafia copyright infringement lawsuit against them as well as one of their own against merch bootleggers.

Women in Music: Chanteuse Series features Margie Perez

The Chanteuse concert series celebrating New Orleans women in music is returning for March with a strong line-up. Included with these top-notch vocalists and performers is a well-known person around town, Margie Perez. We sat down to catch up and chat about it at Bywater Bakery.

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From the Street to the Stage: Big Chief Juan Pardo at the Congo Square Rhythms Festival

Golden Comanche Big Chief Juan Pardo is also a key part of the group Tribal Gold, the union with the New Orleans Suspects, who will be playing the Congo Square Rhythms Festival. The dust had barely settled on Mardi Gras when we sat down at Rue de la Course to discuss how everything is organically coming together for him in the right way.

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Barbara Hawkins & The Dixie Cups Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of “Chapel of Love”

New Orleans’ own The Dixie Cups are celebrating a big anniversary, not only for the 60th anniversary of timeless “Chapel of Love,” but all the other hits that followed. They are also the feature of this year’s radiant Jazz & Heritage Festival poster. Founding member Barbara Hawkins looked back on a time in which three teenagers were the premier girl group in the country, knocked the Beatles off the number one pedestal, and took Mardi Gras Indian music to the airwaves. Founding members Rosa Hawkins and Joan Johnson are no longer with us physically, but their spirit and legacy flourishes.

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Born to Win: Britti always wore her heart outwardly

There are certain vocalists who bring you to full attention the first time you hear them. A unique signature means a lot, especially so in a world where mimicry reigns. Britti can’t help being herself, though. Her new album Hello, I’m Britti on Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound is a stellar introduction, a testament to the power of strong songwriting, abiding and genuine expression enduring.

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Journey to Funkstar: Water Seed – Anticipating The Future

You can always expect the new and unexpected from Water Seed and bandleader Lou Hill. They’re about to unveil Journey To Funkstar: An Immersive Concert and take you on a ride. It promises to be quite the experience and one not to be missed.

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504icygrl & PoppyH: Rollin’ With The Krewe (EP) (Krewe Records)

Rollin’ With The Krewe is dropping just in time for Carnival season. The new EP from rap power couple 504icygrl & PoppyH brings New Orleans hip-hop in the context of Mardi Gras music. The cover by artist Hantwan Louis Alexander pops, same as the beats throughout, and makes it clear this is music for cutting up and strutting.

Zulu Coconuts: Jon Cleary Goes to the Mardi Gras

On Twelfth Night, Grammy-winning Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen released “Zulu Coconuts,” a new Mardi Gras song. We sat down in Bywater to talk about the tune, Carnival perennials, and how the ultimate connection between Mardi Gras music & Afro-Caribbean roots mirrors Cleary’s own musical passions.

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Mamie Desdunes: The teenage girl who helped create the New Orleans sound

Mamie Desdunes: The teenage girl who helped make the New Orleans sound.
The great pianist Jelly Roll Morton who popularized jazz, claimed to have been the inventor of it. He would have been a little too young for that, being born in 1890. Storyville, the notorious red-light district where he eventually played as a piano “professor,” was already in full swing with this music when he was still a kid.

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