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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 15TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

July 3rd, 2013

Celebrate the holiday week as American Routes turns 15! It’s a live show from New Orleans legendary Rock N Bowl club, including soul, funk and R & B heroes Irma Thomas, Ivan Neville, James Rivers, Robert “Barefootin’” Parker, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and James Andrews all backed by pianist Jon Cleary and band. Also, the new Cajun rock sound from Lost Bayou Ramblers, and the venerable traditional jazz of the Treme Brass Band. Feel free to dance along with the radio!

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  • Listen to Hour Two

HOUR ONE

  • Bugle Boy Rag Treme Brass Band
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Woopin' Blues Treme Brass Band
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Instrumental: Da Homey Dance Jason Marsalis
    The Year of the Drummer, Basin Street
  • Amazing Grace Treme Brass Band
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • I'll Fly Away Treme Brass Band
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Treme Song Treme Brass Band
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Instrumental: Wonderide Sonny Landreth
    Elemental Journey, Landfall
  • CLIP: Andre and Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers
  • Jolie Filles Veut Pas Moi Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Going to Texas/ J'ai parti por la Texasse Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Bosco Stomp Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Valse de Balfa Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Bastille Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • My Generation Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • End Bed: Marie BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
    Alligator, YepRoc

HOUR two

  • Tipitina Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Let's Get Low Down Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Just a Closer Walk With Thee Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Instrumental: Olde Wine AFO Executives
    Gumbo Stew: New Orleans R&B, ACE
  • Meet de Boys on the Battlefront Ivan Neville
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Big Cheif Ivan Neville
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Mary Ann Walter "Wolfman" Washington
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Instrumental: Mudd Roy Montrell
    The Instant & Minit Story, Charly
  • Ruler of My Heart Irma Thomas
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • (You Can Have My Husband But Please) Don't Mess With My Man Irma Thomas
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Barefootin' Robert Parker
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu Robert Parker
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,
  • End Bed: Ooh Poop a Doo James Andrew
    Recorded Live at the American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert,

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