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Tune in this Tuesday, August 21 as host Neil Pellegrin spotlights the
formative years and pre "Queen of Soul" period of Aretha Louise Franklin on
this week's 1950s R&B Show.
Neil shares, "My original intent was to play 90 minutes of her early work.
However, after reacquain...
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Since Aretha Franklin's passing on Thursday, many of our DJs have been
sharing wonderful tributes to the Queen of Soul. Here's a few, available on
our 2-week archive. Just click the show you're interested in and it will
begin playing.
DJ Soul Sister shares her favorite dee...
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New Orleans' second line parades wouldn't be what they are without brass bands. Host Action Jackson sat down with the Big 6 Brass Band earlier this summer to get their take on the brass band scene today, coming up in music education in New Orleans, and much more.
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1 rock steady Charles Kynard 03:12 Woga
2 Young, Gifted And Black Aretha Franklin 03:35
Young, Gifted and Black
3 Border Song (Holy Moses) Aretha Franklin 03:20
Young, Gifted and Black
4 Mr. Big (Aretha Arrives Outtake) ...
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Tune into World Journey with host Suzanne Corley on Saturday, August 18,
2018. Early on in the show, she'll be sharing field recordings of Bauls of
Bengal, made by Charlie Steiner at Jaidev Mela in West Bengal over a 25 year
period. World Journey airs from 4-6p every Saturd...
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1) The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic and NOLA Organ Grinders are hosting
their 5th annual Tropical Blood Drive on Sunday, August 19 from 11a-5p at
Tipitina's. They're hoping to get 250 pints of blood. On-site services at the
event include HIV and Hep C testing, stretching f...
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Throwback to this song of positivity! The Neville Brothers appeared on Sesame
Street in 1993 to share the message "Believe in yourself!" with the kids.
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The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic and NOLA Organ Grinders are hosting their
5th annual Tropical Blood Drive on Sunday, August 19 from 11a-5p at
Tipitina's. They're hoping to get 250 pints of blood. On-site services at the
event include HIV and Hep C testing, stretching for ...
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Below, hear Action Jackson's interview with Merline Kimble of the Gold Digger
Baby Dolls on this week's episode of Takin' It To The Streets. Merline
discusses seeing Uncle Lionel and the Million Dollar Baby Dolls as a little
girl, back when they were known as the "Dirty Doz...
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1 Wozani Mahipi Mahotella Queens 02:21 Next Stop
Soweto Vol 2
2 mama sofi, pt. 2 kakai kilonzo and les kilimambogo brothers
09:13 the best of kakai, vol. 1
3 Ti woua-woua ( antiparasites ) Les Léopards de St. Pierre
07:14 Une ...
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