Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’

Throw It in the Pot – Weekly Podcast | Mardi Gras Episode

Posted: February 17, 2015 in Alternative, ATL Love, Blues, Funk, Gumbo Love, Hear This, Hip Hop, Jazz, Now Playing, Pop, R&B, Reggae, Soul, Throw It In The Pot, Underground
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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…)

Oh Word??: Yasiin Bey & Mannie Fresh Collab Coming Soon

Posted: September 5, 2012 in Gumbo Love, Hear This, Hip Hop
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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.

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

Spotted at Okayplayer

 

 

New Joint: “Revolution” x Dr. John

Posted: March 2, 2012 in Jazz, New Joint, Soul, Uncategorized
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New Orleans jazz great Dr. John returns with a hard-hitting bluesy, social commentary in the form of “Revolution.”  He’s paired with the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach to create what will surely be a nicely crafted album, Locked Down.  Dr. John has long been a staple on the blues and jazz scene so I’m interested in what else Auerbach will be able to bring out of this collaboration.  Auerbach did tell Rolling Stone, “Like that Farfisa solo on ‘Revolution’ – that’s a first-take solo. He just goes for it, man. He told me he hadn’t played a Farfisa organ since 1969 when he was with Doug Sahm, and he killed it.”  Yeah, that organ is just sick as hell, man.

You can stream “Revolution” here.  You won’t regret it.  Album drops April 3rd.

“A La Modeliste” x Mark Ronson and Erykah Badu on Letterman (video) + RE:GENERATION Trailer

Posted: February 15, 2012 in Funk, Gumbo Love, Jazz, New Video
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Members of Hyundai’s RE:GENERATION movement performed the funky jazz tune “A La Modeliste” on David Letterman.  Produced by Mark Ronson, led by Erykah Badu and backed up by Ziggaboo Modeliste and few a Dap Kings, the artists did a great job representing classic New Orleans music.  Great set.  Where were Yasiin Bey and Trombone Shorty though?  Check out the performance below.

Check out the trailer for RE:GENERATION Music Project under the cut…

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Thanks for tuning in

Posted: January 17, 2012 in Funk, Gumbo Love, Hear This
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“all that we are, all that we got, make up the pieces, put it in a pot”

Not too many things compare to the feeling of hearing a good tune.  Music that evokes a myriad of emotions–whether from a low-end or a high-end–has always had a place in my consciousness.  As you’ll come to realize (hopefully *smile*), my tastes in music is ever-changing, but my love is unconditional.  “Audio Gumbo” is the brewing of all the sounds I’ve grown to care for.  If you’ve ever had good gumbo, you know it’s a mixture of many delicious ingredients, blended with love and meticulous care.  That’s what music is to me.  Hip hop, soul, funk, jazz, R&B, reggae, zydeco and all that’s slid in-between, I embrace them with understanding, openness and vulnerability.

Below, there waits a sample of the “gumbo” of many of the genres I really dig.  So, again, thanks for stopping by.  Funk it out, y’all.