Release Info

From the 19th century African music gatherings in Congo Square to the birth of jazz and its offshoots, New Orleans is one of America's most important music cities, and with the Rough Guide to the Music of New Orleans collection, listeners get a well-rounded taste of the Crescent City's musical gumbo. The collection touches on traditional jazz torchbearers (Dr. Michael White), classic R&B (Jessie Hill, Earl King), down-home funk (the Meters), Mardi Gras-ready brass players (Kermit Ruffins, Hot 8 Brass Band), global-influenced groovers (Los Hombres Calientes), and artists on the rise (Papa Grows Funk). While it's impossible to capture the full spectrum of New Orleans music on a single disc -- women artists are underrepresented, and the NOLA hip-hop scene that's emerged since the 1990s is skipped entirely -- this Rough Guide is a spirited introduction, and as a bonus is accompanied by a second disc featuring emerging heavy funk purveyors Dumpstaphunk. ~ Chrysta Cherrie

Tracks

1. Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Hill, Jessie
2. Look-Ka Py Py - Meters
3. Street Parade, Pt. 1 - King, Earl
4. Monk's Mardi Gras - Boudreaux, Big Chief Monk
5. Zulu King - Andrews, Troy
6. Treme Mardi Gras - Ruffins, Kermit
7. Soul Second Line - Papa Grows Funk
8. Hold 'Em Joe - New Orleans Nightcrawlers
9. Sexual Healing (Re-Edit) - Hot Eight Brass Band
10. Sheez Music - Dumpstaphunk
11. When You Get Back - Cleary, Jon & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
12. El Barrio - Hombres Calientes
13. Big Chief - Professor Longhair
14. Mac's Boogie - Dr. John
15. Basin Street Blues - White, Michael

1. Shake It Off - Dumpstaphunk
2. Meanwhile... - Dumpstaphunk
3. Stinky - Dumpstaphunk
4. Turn This Thing Around - Dumpstaphunk
5. Deeper - Dumpstaphunk
6. Oughta Know Better - Dumpstaphunk
7. Livin ina World Gone Mad - Dumpstaphunk