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Cha Wa Keyboardist Stephen Malinowski Passes Away at 25
New Orleans-based keyboard player Stephen Malinowski died over the weekend. According to Live for Live Music, he was 25 years old and would have turned 26 on June 23. Malinowki, […]
Cha Wa, Funk ’n’ Feathers (UPT)
In 1970, Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias rocked the Mardi Gras Indian tradition when they released the 45-rpm “Handa Wanda.” What made it unique was that rather than having […]
Nation Beat Featuring Cha Wa, Carnival Caravan (Independent)
Brazilian maracatu drumming is to the Recife and Olinda Carnival scenes what the second-line beat is to good old New Orleans Mardi Gras, so it was only a matter of […]
Cha Wa: Mardi Gras Indian Funk Weekly at Howlin’ Wolf
Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa will be launching “Second Line Sundays,” a residency at the Howlin’ Wolf on Sunday, October 11th. “We start out with the traditional Mardi […]
Jazz Fest Focus: Cha Wa
Drummer Joe Gelini was playing with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux during Super Sunday 2010 when something caught his ear. “I heard this voice that was so commanding, this big, booming, […]
Charlamagne Tha God, Rickey Smiley & Wallace ‘Wallo267’ Peeples to Visit Baldwin & Co.
Baldwin & Co., an independent book store on Elysian Fields Avenue, will host Charlamagne Tha God, Rickey Smiley and Wallace “Wallo267” Peeples at various events next month. These influential personalities […]
Pathways to Healing: Dance for Social Change Festival 2024
Dancing Grounds (DG) and the Contemporary Arts Center are set to host the 2024 Dance for Social Change (DSC) Festival, titled “Rhythms of Recovery: The Pathways from Coping to Healing […]
Fundraiser underway to complete Charlie Gabriel’s first original album
New Orleans is a place filled to the brim with music. It makes it hard to imagine with so much of it visible on the streets, the sheer amount of […]
Mari Watanabe releases ‘Old Rockin’ Chair’ in loving memory of Lucien Barbarin and Tuba Fats
Pianist Mari Watanabe has been a fixture on the traditional jazz scene since she moved to New Orleans in 1985 after visiting the city and being exposed to the vibrant […]
Chanticleer a cappella ensemble present ‘Awakenings’ concert
The Grammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble Chanticleer will bring the promise of hope in a concert hosted by Loyola University New Orleans in the historic Holy Name of Jesus Church. […]
