Issue Articles — Features
The 50 Best Albums of 2021 in Louisiana Music
The COVID pandemic continued in 2021, making the presentation of live music difficult, and during a spike in infections, nearly impossible. Over the course of the year, fewer albums than […]
Save the Bones: A Conversation with Danny Barker
The Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival will take place from Wednesday, January 12, through Saturday, January 15, primarily at the New Orleans Jazz Museum (see note below as the […]
My Music with Jordan Anderson of J & the Causeways
Jordan Anderson, lead singer for J & the Causeways, is a powerhouse vocalist of old-school rhythm and blues.
My Music: Charmaine Neville
Born into the third generation of a legendary musical family in New Orleans, daughter of the late sax player Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers, Charmaine Neville has nonetheless worked hard to […]
Inspired by New Orleans, vocalist Carmela Rappazzo continually hones her style and songs
“I try really hard as a writer to write light and airy songs,” says jazz singer and songwriter Carmela Rappazzo. “And I suck at it.” Rappazzo is trying to identify […]
Leyla McCalla navigates her Haitian identity in multimedia production
A woman twists and gyrates, seemingly deep in a trance, silhouetted behind a screen on which images of other ceremonial dancers are projected. She emerges onto a dark stage and […]
Daria Dzurik and the Hip Drops bring Caribbean-flavored indie-pop to New Orleans
Daria Dzurik, singer, songwriter and steel pan player in Daria and the Hip Drops, is one of many Florida State University music graduates who find themselves drawn to New Orleans. […]
Boma Bango brings Congolese Rumba to French Louisiana
The story of Congolese rumba is quite an intriguing chapter in ethnomusicology. The Central African genre germinated from its son Cubano roots (from Cuba) in the 1940s after Radio Congo […]
Conquered by New Orleans: Cyrille Aimée embodies New Orleans’ French and Caribbean heritage
Cyrille Aimée’s connection to New Orleans’ cultural milieu existed long before her recent move to Louisiana. The jazz-singing daughter of a French father and Dominican mother, she shared the […]
‘City of a Million Dreams’ fulfills 25-year documentary quest for Jason Berry
Among the many films to be screened at the 2021 New Orleans Film Festival is City of a Million Dreams, a documentary by that examines the evolution of the jazz […]
