Five years after
Katrina, the New Orleans
music scene has largely been restored to where it was before the levees broke.
The Crescent City’s unique place in American musical
culture was documented over the years by the Folkways label. Classic Sounds collects great tracks
originally released by Folkways from 1946 through 1967. Included are rollicking
brass bands, the hand-clapping and vocal roots of the Bo Diddley beat, church
choirs and gospel soloists, bluesy harmonica jams and Mardi Gras Indians—all of
it suffused with soul. Classic Sounds
recalls a peak period in New Orleans
when the streets were alive with great music.
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