Posts Tagged ‘Mannie Fresh’

Stooges Brass Band

Stooges Brass Band

I’m excited to announce our new Audio Gumbo weekly feature, Throw it in the Pot.  A strictly sonic version of the website, TiitP will showcase a blend of genres all over the indie scene.  Make sure you like Audio Gumbo on Facebook for updates on downloading the podcasts! The first episode is dedicated to the sounds and culture of New Orleans.  Since it’s Fat Tuesday, today just makes sense to drop this mix.  The music in New Orleans is rich in culture and soul–jazz and blues, brass bands, second line parades, bounce music–and it all derives from the retention of African tradition, music and fellowship found in the historical Congo Square.  The tracks on this episode are wide-ranging but all reflective of a city that’s booming in the spirit of good times.  The artists featured throughout are New Orleans natives and transplants, influencers and admirers.  Enjoy and leave feedback! (more…)

Lawd have mercy, I’m on a Mannie Fresh beat.   -Yasiin Bey

Yes, that’s right.  Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def has teamed up with New Orleans hitmaker Mannie Fresh.  Quite unexpected but nonetheless anticipated, the Brooklynite has made a new home in the Crescent City and put it in his mind to go ahead and make some new music there as well.  Befittingly so, he’s linked up with Mannie Fresh, Cash Money alumni and consummate New Orleans dj.  Bey seems to have a soft heart when it comes to N.O. culture.  He, along with a host of others, lent his talents to Mark Ronson’s interpretation of New Orleans jazz with “A La Modeliste.”

From the videos below, the Bey/Fresh project, titled “OMFGODBKNOLA,” looks like it’s about to stir some shit up.

Act 1:

Act 2:

Keep up with the project at http://www.omfgodbknola.com/

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