As Good Black News continues to celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month, today we get regional. In GBN contributor Marlon West‘s words:
“This collection of New Orleans Funk features acknowledged masters next to some of the earlier artists who shaped the meaning of funk. It covers the period from the emergence of New Orleans Funk in the early 1960s through to the present day.
My third #AAMAM mix offers The Meters, Queen Ida, Eddie Bo, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Wild Magnolias and many more.
New Orleans is a port town. Originally owned by the French. Many of the Africans who ended up there came from Haiti and brought with them the religion of Voodoo and its drums and music.
The Crescent City became one of the first parts of America to develop a strong African-American culture leading to the invention of Jazz.
This playlist offers the sound of the New Orleans Funeral March Bands, Mardi Gras Indian Tribes and Saturday Night Fish Fries.
Enjoy. Stay safe, sane, and kind, you all.”
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among other great memories, this brings me back to 1984 and never missing a Thursday night performance of the Neville Brothers at Sheila’s, the Australian offering at the World’s Fair in New Orleans. The Nevilles didn’t start until 11:00 p.m., which made work the next day tough, but experiencing that New Orleans funk was well worth it ever week that summer.
Glad you enjoyed!!
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Big Sam’s Funky nation band,all day long