April 2020
Les Filles de Illighadad in The Music Box Village
Les Filles de Illighadad in The Music Box Village Sahel Sounds recording artists Les Filles de Illighadad perform in the Music Box Village to kick off our 2020 Jazz Fest programming! “If you listen long enough, and make yourself open enough, it is possible to reach a kind of holy place while experiencing the music of the Tuareg quartet.” - The New Yorker Saharan tuareg musicians dubbed “heavy, meditative and tender” in a recent New Yorker profile, Les Filles de Illighadad visit New Orleans for a…
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79’rs Gang with Special Guests in The Music Box Village Big Chief Romeo Bougere from the 9th Ward Hunters and Big Chief Jermaine Bossier from the 7th Ward Creole Hunters put their territorial differences aside to make beautiful music as the 79’rs Gang in the Music Box Village! A generous grant from the Threadhead Foundation brings together these artists and their special guests (TBA!) for a night of competition and collaboration. A new release by the 79’rs Gang’s debuts this Spring on Sinking City Records with production and performance support by Lost…
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