The Rough Guide To The Music Of New Orleans

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The Rough Guide To The Music Of New OrleansMusic is everywhere in New Orleans it's the lifeblood of the city and the people. This Rough Guide gives you a real taste of the whole New Orleans scene. Soak up the classic piano jazz of Professor Longhair, the thick horn blasts of The Hot 8 Brass Band, or the deep grooves of Dumpstaphunk, the latter of which also provide the full length and fantastically funky bonus album included with this Rough Guide. The Music Of New Orleans Ask any inhabitant of

All the tracks in this treasure trove are either favourites of DJs and collectors but are otherwise unknown

to a distinctive and expressive vocalist with the most gravely tones you ever heard

too is an element of spirituality

free jazz and onykokei (reverberation of sound) scenes date back to at least 1951

'Adventurous exploration

these selections suggest a confident modernity' A MINUS Robert Christgau

Gathering his ensemble

Like McCollum

'When I'm playing tabla and teaching tabla and talking to the students

a reeds player and composer born to Egyptian and Mexican immigrant parents in suburban America

Cairokee are an Egyptian band who fuse rock 'n' roll with conscious lyrics and folk music references

Le Trio Jourban also underline the importance of the oud in Palestinian music on the driving track 'Naww&