Remembering Toots Hibbert
Reggae legend Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals died on September 11, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was believed to be 77.
To read more about his life, click here.
You can hear our interview with Hibbert here.
It’s New Orleans jazz clarinet in street parades and clubs. We’ll hear clarinet in the hands of past and present legends: George Lewis, Sidney Bechet, Dr. Michael White and Aurora Nealand, plus a conversation with a sometime New Orleans clarinet virtuoso, Evan Christopher. Then, a live cultural exchange between French Louisiana and West Africa with singer, percussionist and dancer Sidiki Conde from Guinea and zydeco accordionist, cultural historian and sometime alligator wrangler, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes.
Reggae legend Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals died on September 11, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was believed to be 77.
To read more about his life, click here.
You can hear our interview with Hibbert here.