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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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AMERICAN ROUTES 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

February 18th, 2009

American Routes has been on the air for a decade and it’s time to celebrate. Live from the House of Blues in New Orleans, Nick is joined on stage with Dr. Michael White and his Liberty Jazz Band, the young Cajun band Feufollet, and New Orleans jump blues legend Deacon John, along with several special guests. Party with American Routes this Mardi Gras season!

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  • Listen to Hour Two

HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Tipitina Kid Audiophonic
    Live Recording,
  • Sunday Morning Dr. Michael White & His Original Liberty Jazz Band
    Live Recording,
  • Summertime Dr. Michael White & His Original Liberty Jazz Band
    Live Recording,
  • INTERVIEW: Dr. Michael White

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  • Instrumental: Big Hand Steve Pistorius
    Live Recording,
  • Canal Street Blues Dr. Michael White & His Original Liberty Jazz Band with Troy Andrews
    Live Recording,
  • Lonely Girls Waltz Feufollet
    Live Recording,
  • Le Chanson des Mardi Gras Feufollet
    Live Recording,
  • Prends Courage Feufollet
    Live Recording,
  • Instrumental: Chere Beth Feufollet
    Cow Island Hop , Valcour
  • INTERVIEW: Feufollet

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  • Femme L'a Dit Feufollet with the Hot 8 Brass Band
    Live Recording,
  • End Bed: Pearls Steve Pistorius
    Live Recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Big Chief / Mess Around Joe Krown
    Just the Piano... Just the Blues , STR Digital
  • Medley: Best Things/Bill Bailey/Nobody Loves You Deacon John and the Ivories
    Live Recording,
  • Stardust Deacon John and the Ivories
    Live Recording,
  • INTERVIEW: Deacon John

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  • Instrumental: Little Blues Professor Longhair
    Big Chief, Tomato
  • Daddy on My Mind Deacon John and the Ivories
    Live Recording,
  • Let the Good Times Roll Deacon John and the Ivories w/ Topsy Chapman
    Live Recording,
  • Jumpin in the Mornin' Deacon John and the Ivories
  • Carnival Time Deacon John and the Ivories w/ Al 'Carnival Time' Johnson
    Live Recording,
  • Instrumental: Carnival Time Rebirth Brass Band
    Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band , Mardi Gras
  • Big Chief Deacon John and the Ivories w/ Troy Andrews
    Live Recording,
  • St. James Infirmary Deacon John and the Ivories w/ Troy Andrews
    Live Recording,
  • Going Back to New Orleans Deacon John and the Ivories w/ Troy Andrews
    Live Recording,
  • Bourbon Street Parade / When the Saints Go Marching In Deacon John and the Ivories
    Live Recording,
  • End Bed: Basin Street Blues Henry Butler
    American Routes Original Recording,

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    BREAKING OUT: BRITISH BLUES TO NEW ORLEANS BOUNCE

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  • May 4th, 2022

    KINGPINS OF THE GULF COAST: RODNEY CROWELL & DR. JOHN

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