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American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey January 13th, 2021 (Hour 1)
American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey

We go live in concert and conversation with two New Orleans artists each of whom bring their family heritage forward into contemporary music. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla has called New Orleans home for many years, but her family ties are to Haiti. She draws on French Creole roots for inspiration, as well as from the poetry of Langston Hughes. Then jazz saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison, whose musical journey includes time in New York with drummer Art Blakey’s band, talks about “Afro-New Orleans” culture and demonstrates how to bring soul, funk, and Black carnival traditions into modern jazz.

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SECOND LINES AND BLACK POTS: AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE IN LOUISIANA

March 2nd, 2011

Come stir the pot with American Routes as we bring you a sampling of great live music from our home state: Louisiana. First we’ll stop by the soon to be legendary BlackPot Festival in Lafayette for some new flavors of Cajun and Creole tunes, as well as some old favorites by special guests. Then we’ll walk through the streets of New Orleans with the Prince of Wales Social Aid and Pleasure Club during their annual second line parade.

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  • Listen to Hour Two

HOUR ONE

  • 73 Special Bonsoir Catin
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Tout Les Temps en Temps Horace Trahan
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Chere Ici Chere La Bas Hadley Castile
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • La Valse de Prison Jesse Lege
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Instrumental: Bourbon Street Parade The Young Tuxedo Brass Band
    Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions, Mosaic
  • My Indian Red Baby Dodds Trio with Danny Barker
    Jazz a'la Creole, GHB
  • Meet de Boys on the Battlefront Wild Tchoupitoulas
    New Orleans Party Classics, Rhino
  • New Suit Wild Magnolias
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
  • SEGMENT: Bo Dollis and Quint Davis

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  • Winin' Boy Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Dr. John
    Preservation, Sony Red
  • Ja-Ki-Mo-Fi-Na-Hay Donald Harrison & Dr. John
    Indian Blue, Camden
  • Instrumental: Boozoo's Trail Ride Breakdown Boozoo Chavis
    Zydeco Trail Ride, Maison de Soul
  • Diggy Lo Hadley Castile
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Les Flames d'Enfer Pine Leaf Boys
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes original recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Joe Avery's Piece The Young Tuxedo Brass Band
    Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions, Mosaic
  • Going Back to New Orleans Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers
    Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
  • Go to the Mardi Gras Professor Longhair
    Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
  • Street Parade Earl King
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, MG Records
  • Tootie Ma is a Big Fine Thing Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Tom Waits
    Preservation, Sony Red
  • SEGMENT: Prince of Wales Social Aid and Pleasure Club

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  • Instrumental: Coconut Milk Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
    I'm Back...At Carnival Time, Rounder
  • Little Short Dress Pine Leaf Boys
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Walking with Freddie Little Freddie King
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • I Got Mine Red Stick Ramblers
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Instrumental: Creole Stomp / La. Aces Special Horace Trahan
    Ossun Blues, Swallow
  • Bosco Stomp Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • La Bayou Perdu Special Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,
  • Coming Back Home Horace Trahan
    Live from the BlackPot Festival 2009,

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