AMERICAN ROUTES
San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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IT'S CARNIVAL TIME!

February 19th, 2020

It’s Carnival time, and we’re hitting the streets for feasting and toasting, dancing and prancing, masking and merriment. We’ll visit with Maroon Queen Cherice “Reesie” Harrison-Nelson of the Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indian tribe, as she sews this year’s suit. Then we’ll chat with Cha Wa, who combine funk and feathers to create their Mardi Gras Indian-infused New Orleans brass band sound and style. Plus Mardi Gras music from the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, West Africa and Brazil, and right here in New Orleans.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Going Back to New Orleans Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers
    Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
  • Ja-Ki-Mo-Fi-Nah-Hey Dr. John and Donald Harrison
    Indian Blues, Candid
  • Mardi Gras Mambo The Hawketts
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
  • Carnival Time Al Johnson
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans , Mardi Gras
  • New Orleans Music Rebirth Brass Band
    Ultimate Mardi Gras , Mardi Gras
  • Life is a Carnival The Band
    Cahoots, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Joe Avery's Blues The Eureka Brass w/ Percy Humphrey
    Atlantic Jazz: New Orleans , Atlantic
  • Go to the Mardi Gras Professor Longhair
    Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology , Rhino
  • Choco Mo Feel No Hey Preservation Hall Jazz Band
    New Orleans Preservation Vol. 1 , Preservation Hall Records
  • All on a Mardi Gras Day The Wild Magnolias
    Life is a Carnival , Capitol
  • Indian Blues Donald Harrison with Dr. John
    Indian Blues , Candide
  • Instrumental: Discipline Meets the Offbeat One Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet
    The 21st Century Trad Band , Basin Street
  • SEGMENT: Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson

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  • St. Lucia Nou Ka Pase Alan Lomax
    recording 1962,
  • Chanson de Mardi Gras The Ardoin Family Band
    Zodico: Louisiana Creole Music, Rounder
  • Closing Bed: Leger's Chase (The Mardi Gras Song) BeauSoleil
    Dit BeauSoleil: The Mad Reel, Arhoolie

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Cissy Strut The Meters
    The Meters Anthology, Rhino
  • New Suit The Wild Magnolias
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
  • Golden Crown Juan Pardo
    Spirit Food , Big Chief Juan Pardo
  • Yankees Gone Mighty Sparrow
    Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection, SI Folkways
  • Carnival Proclamation Lord Melody
    Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection , SI Folkways
  • Tourist Leggo King Short Shirt
    Ghetto Vibes , Charlie’s
  • Instrumental: Carnaval L' Aneeta L' Orchestra de Jazz Biguine
    Antillaise Carnival Vol. 2 , Mondotone
  • A Voz do Morro Zé Kéti
    Latin Grooves , RCA
  • Carnaval Cuarteto Patria and Manu Dibango
    Cubafrica , Soul Makossa
  • Martinique 48 Sam Castendet
    Sam Castendet , Mondotone
  • On Mardi Gras Day Michael White
    Tricentennial Rag , Basin Street
  • Mardi Gras Coteau
    Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
  • Instrumental: Drum Improvisation No. 2 Baby Dodds
    Jazz a la Créole, GHB
  • My Indian Red Danny Barker with Baby Dodds
    Jazz a la Créole, GHB
  • Meet the Boys on the Battlefront The Wild Tchoupitoulas
    The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango
  • SEGMENT: Cha Wa

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  • Closing Bed: Walking Home Donald Harrison with Dr. John
    Indian Blues, Candide

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