Most second line parades go on rain or shine-- or crucial Saints game. Yesterday, the New Generation SAPC paraded through uptown for four hours as the Saints took on the 49ers in the Superdome. WWOZ was on hand to capture some of the scene:  Read more

Sunday afternoon at Congo Square Rhythms Fest/Treme Creole Gumbo Fest was full of beautiful African dance! Featured groups were N'Kafu & Culu, Kumbuka African Dance & Drum Collective, N'Fungola Sibo, Chakra Dance Theatre, Seguenon Kone, and Garifuna.  Read more

Tribes met in Congo Square during this year's Congo Square Rhythms Fest-- check out singing from The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Big Chief Delcour and the Creole Osceolas, and Young Indians of the Nation in this video captured by WWOZ. Read more

Calling on the spirits of the ancestors at the opening drum circle at Congo Square Rhythms Fest last weekend! The drum circle was led by Luther Gray and was open to anyone who wanted to participate.  Read more

WWOZ sends belated birthday greetings to "Mean" Willie Green, who was the Neville Brothers' drummer for over 30 years. Cyril Neville wrote "Screaming and shouting happy birthday to my brother from another mother "Mean" Willie Green! Some people used to say the Neville Brot... Read more

Remembering Dr. John, who was born on November 20, 1941. Here, never-before-seen footage of his interview with WWOZ's Billy Delle on February 23, 2011 as they celebrated the life of Bobby Charles on what would've been his 73rd birthday. Miss you, Mac (and Billy and Bobby)! Read more

Check out the new video for 'Put That Hammer Down' from The NOLA Resistance!   Read more

Happy birthday to the great Ellis Marsalis! Here's part of his performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation last December. Read more

Happy bandiversary to Bamboula 2000! This unique group has been performing together with various combinations of musicians and dancers for 25 years. Catch them again at Congo Square Rhythms Fest on Sunday, November 17. This is their performance of 'Congo Square' at the same... Read more

Sitting down with filmmaker Michael Murphy as he discusses his latest, Up From The Streets, New Orleans: the City of Music. The film will screen as part of the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival at the Orpheum Theater on Tuesday, October 22 at 7:45p. "Up From the Streets offe... Read more