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Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté May 18th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté

It’s Blueswomen, Jazzmen, African roots and branches. Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland‘s father, the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, brought her into his music as a child. As an adult, she found new ways to use blues to express her perspective. We’ll hear from some of Shemekia’s heroes including Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter and Big Mama Thornton. Then a conversation and performance by Boston-based Mandinka balafon player Balla Kouyaté and music inspired by and from the continent of Africa from Randy Weston, Miriam Makeba and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Shemekia Copeland photo by Mike White

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FESTIVALS ACADIENS ET CREOLES AND NEW ORLEANS NIGHTLIFE

February 15th, 2017

This week on American Routes we bring you music from the festival stage and the clubs of South Louisiana. We visit some of our favorite nighttime musical haunts in New Orleans and spend time with guitar man Ernie Vincent and jazz historian Bruce Raeburn. Then, allons a Lafayette for the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, south Louisiana’s annual celebration of Cajun and Creole music, food and culture. We’ll hear classic performances from the early days of the festival, talk with founder and scholar Barry Ancelet and sample some of the sights and sounds from the festival grounds.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Dap Walk Ernie and the Top Notes
    The Funky 16 Corners, Stones Throw
  • Dixieland Rock Jerry Raines
    An Introduction to Night Train New Orleans, Night Train
  • I Like It Like That Chris Kenner
    Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans, Shout! Factory
  • Animule's Ball Doc Souchon
    An Introduction to Night Train New Orleans, Night Train
  • Everybody Dance Lydia Marcelle
    An Introduction to Night Train New Orleans, Night Train
  • Grazin' In the Grass Rebirth Brass Band
    Rebirth Kickin' It Live! , Rounder
  • SEGMENT: Bruce Raeburn

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  • Instrumental: Economy Hall Breakdown Jim Robinson
    Economy Hall Breakdown, Delmark
  • Drop Me Off in New Orleans Kermit Ruffins
    Live at Vaughans, Basin Street
  • Saturday Night Fish Fry Moms Mabley & Pearl Bailey
    Stars of the Apollo Theatre, Columbia
  • SEGMENT: Ernie Vincent

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  • Instrumental: Blues for Katrina Ernie Vincent
    New Orleans Music, Kolab
  • At the Club Ray Charles
    Genius and Soul, Rhino
  • At the Dew Drop Inn Esquerita
    Sock It to Me Baby, Bear Family
  • 12 St. Rag Leon Kelner & the Blue Room Orchestra
    Bourbon Street, Louisiana Tourist Development Commission
  • Basin Street Dr. John
    Goin' Back to New Orleans , Warner Bros.
  • I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About in My Songs Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott
    Live at Chickie WahWah, Chickie WahWah
  • End Bed: Basin Street Henry Butler
    American Routes original recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Festival Acadiens Two Step Balfa Toujours
    Live at Festival Acadien 2000,
  • T'a ecoute a t'es parents Terrence Simian
    Live at Festival Acadien 1986,
  • Bernadette Geno Delafose
    Live at Festival Acadien 2001,
  • Porte de la prison Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
    Live at Festival Acadien 2001,
  • Allons Danser Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
    Live at Festival Acadien 1999,
  • Instrumental: Parlez nous a boire Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
    Live at Festival Acadien 1988,
  • SEGMENT: Barry Ancelet

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  • Laisser les bon temps rouler The Zachary Richard Band
    Live at Festival Acadien 1981,
  • CLIP: Rubboard man
  • Johnny Billy Goat BooZoo Chavis
    Live at Festival Acadien 1989,
  • Johnny peuf pas danser Wayne Toups
    Live at Festival Acadien 2004,
  • Instrumental: Zydeco Gris Gris Beausoleil
    Festival Acadiens: Live 1981, Louisiana Crossroads
  • CLIP: Festival Acadien food vendors
  • Disco et Fais do Do Bruce Daigrepont
    Live at Festival Acadien 2001,
  • Laisse Moi parier a ton couer Belton Richard
    Live at Festival Acadien 2004,
  • Bonsoir Moreau Geno Delafose
    Live at Festival Acadien 2001,
  • Blues a Breaux Cajun Brew
    Live at Festival Acadien 1989,
  • End Bed: Port Arthur Blues Balfa Toujours
    Live at Festival Acadien 2004,

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