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Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté June 7th, 2023 (Hour 1)
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and 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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FESTIVAL TIME IN LAFAYETTE, LA

April 3rd, 2013

Join us on the festival grounds in Lafayette, LA for the 25th annual Festival International. We’ll sample outstanding live performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including Keb’ Mo’, Sonny Landreth, and Steve Riley. Be sure to get out your dancing shoes for cumbia with Miami’s Locos Por Juana, two-steps with Yvette Landry and Cajun waltzes with the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Plus an all-star South Louisiana tribute to the best of swamp pop, Cajun classics and zydeco.

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HOUR ONE

  • Allons a Lafayette Jeffrey Broussard
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Perpetual Blues Machine Keb' Mo'
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • France Keb' Mo'
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Instrumental: Amede Two-Step Les Traiteurs
    Festival Acadien Archive,
  • Musician's Paradise Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Me and Dennis McGee Michael Doucet and Chris Stafford
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • I'm Going Down Lil' Buck Sinegal
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Party Down Lil' Buck Sinegal
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Instrumental: Blue Runner Balfa Toujours
    Festival Acadien Archive,
  • Can't Be Satisfied Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy and the Cajun Country Revival
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • The Hens Aren't Lying Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy and the Cajun Country Revival
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Zydeco Sont Pas Sale Corey Ledet & Cedric Watson
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Uncle Bud Corey Ledet & Cedric Watson
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Lyons Point Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • End Bed: Coconut Shake Don Vappie
    Banjo A La Creole, Vappielle

HOUR two

  • Yes We Can Roddie Romero, Eric Adcock with guests
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • South to Louisiana (North to Alaska) Johnnie Allan
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Promised Land Johnnie Allan & Belton Richard
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • The Promise Land Sonny Landreth
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Hell At Home Sonny Landreth
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • You're in the Doghouse Now Yvette Landry
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Blue Moon Girl Yvette Landry
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Instrumental: Funky Banjo Don Vappie
    Banjo A La Creole, Vappielle
  • Que Paso Locos Por Juana
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Cumbia Locos Por Juana
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Le Blues de la Ville Platte Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • La Jolie Fille Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Instrumental: Stepping High Edgar Blanchard
    Creole Kings of New Orleans, Vol.2, Specialty
  • I'm Leaving It Up to You Roddie Romero, Dickie Landry and guests
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • I've Been Loving You too Long to Stop Now Ted and Marc Broussard
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • Give Me Another Chance Belton Richard
    Live at Festival International 2011,
  • End Bed: I'm Coming Home Jeffrey Broussard
    Live at Festival International 2011,

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