Album Reviews
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Artist and activist Bmike covers our November 2019 for a story about Studio BE, while elsewhere we toast Bamboula 2000, Esther Rose, Cajun musician Johnny Sonnier and Oscar-nominated Terence Blanchard. Plus, we review Banana Blossom Thai restaurant & lots more!
October 30th
“Artists are here to disturb the peace,” he says, quoting author James Baldwin. For Bmike, there must be intention behind work. More often than not, that intent is directed towards challenging, or at least analyzing, the status quo.
October 30th
Bamboula 2000 — which is celebrating its 25th anniversary—and David D Omni, a Cuban multi-faceted artist, make the miles between New Orleans and the island nation vanish on their collaborative release "Cuba to Congo Square."
October 30th
It’s hard to imagine a place where people are more devoted to music than New Orleans, mainly because there isn’t one. Even so, a number of musicians who call the Crescent City home find more recognition outside its city limits. A case in point is Esther Rose.
October 30th
Johnny Sonnier refers to Cajun music as his blessing. Originals and covers that Sonnier put his own stamp on decades ago are some of the most requested on Cajun radio in southwest Louisiana. His work put him in the Cajun French Music Association’s Hall of Fame.
October 30th
Banana Blossom opened at its original location in an unassuming strip mall in Gretna a decade ago. It quickly became a word-of-mouth destination dining hot spot for some of the very best Thai cuisine in the region. Last year, Banana Blossom relocated.
October 30th
In June, the Metropolitan Opera announced that it will stage an opera by an African-American composer for the first time in the company’s 163-year history. New Orleans jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard composed Fire Shut Up in My Bones, the Met’s historic choice.
October 30th
November 2019
Resistance & Existence: Brandan “Bmike” Odums’ Truth-telling Activism
We Are The Rhythm: Bamboula 2000 embraces Cuba as it turns 25
Lower 9 Valentine: Esther Rose’s emotional resonance
The Devil Went Down to New Iberia: Johnny Sonnier
Dining Out: Banana Blossom Thai
Terence Blanchard talks back
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