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BLUERUNNERS: Le Grand Bleu

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On 18 Jan | '2001

“…one of the hottest, most creative young bands to emerge from Southern Louisiana in a long time…everything that’s best in American multi-cultural music.” – Album Network

Le Grand Bleu offers a portrait of the Bluerunners as a mature ensemble presenting a fresh approach to roots rock. Translated as “The Big Blue,” the recording is an excursion into Americana via Southwest Louisiana: part Southern urban folk, part traditional Cajun, and part no-holds-barred rock with a definitive edge.

Le Grand Bleu is unmistakably a rock record, but with a first-class Cajun pedigree. It was recorded at the legendary LaLouisianne Studios with second-generation engineer David Rachou and recorded and mixed at Dockside with Tony Daigle (who has produced records of note in Louisiana from BB King’s most recent to the Grammy-award-winning Beausoleil CD L’Amour Ou La Folie.) Accordionist Adrian Huval, of the Huval family band Jambalaya, was recruited as a band member. Bluesman Sonny Landreth and Beausoleil leader and fiddler Michael Doucet make guest appearances on Le Grand Bleu. Internationally recognized folklore photographer Philip Gould provided the cover picture. Nonetheless, the anticipation for the new CD is considerably wider, extending well into what Southwest Louisiana calls “the other forty-nine.”

CYRIL NEVILLE & THE UPTOWN ALLSTARS: The Fire This Time

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On 31 Jul | '2000

“His voice may be rougher and tougher than that of his angel toned sibling Aaron […] but he still has the power to uplift and move.” – Angus Taylor, BBC Music

“The high social consciousness of the Neville Brothers shines through each of the four brothers in unique ways. Brother Cyril Neville and his Uptown Allstars express their desire for one world of justice and peace through a marriage of funky New Orleans Afro-Caribbean rhythms and the reggae sound of the island of Jamaica. The result is a joyous dance groove mixed with thoughtful lyrics. The title cut says it all: If we don’t get it together, it will indeed be “The Fire This Time.” “Genocide” laments the perceived dispensability of third-world peoples by an industrialized dominant culture motivated by greed and profit. Other tunes recall an important part of the heritage of New Orleans in “Congo Square,” speaking of the place where slaves were allowed to congregate and celebrate on Sundays through dance and drumming. Cyril Neville has been instrumental in reestablishing the tradition of Congo Square. Hundreds of drummers meet there on a regular basis to communicate through the rhythmic heartbeat of the drums. There is a nod to the high priest of piano, Professor Longhair, with his tune about the Mardi Gras Indians, “Big Chief.” The Nevilles share that heritage; their uncle, Chief Jolly, was the big chief of the Wild Tchoupitoulas, and all the brothers participated in the tribe’s music and traditions. Joining Cyril Neville is an array of great New Orleans musicians, such as bassist Charles Moore, Emanuel Steib on trombone, Rev. Curtis Watson on trumpet, and Willie Green III on drums. Together, they tell it like it is from uptown New Orleans.” – Sharon Witmer, AllMusic

CYRIL NEVILLE: Soulo

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On 31 Jul | '2000

“One is reminded of the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, visionaries who saw things not as they were, but how they ought to be. Cyril Neville shares that kind of vision. And you can dance to it.”

“A musical encounter with Cyril Neville is going to involve two basic ingredients: funky Afro-Caribbean rhythms and social protest. In his own way, the youngest of the Neville Brothers is like the folkies of the ’60s with his sharp social commentary. The CD Soulo is no exception. He even includes a song from ’60s protest poster boy Bob Dylan on the album, though Dylan never played “The Times They Are A-Changin'” like this. The entire recording is infused with the musician’s New Orleans heritage of gospel and blues, as this cut exemplifies. Neville makes another political statement in “Another Man,” a song about drugs and guns in the ghetto, and the connection to the white-collar types far removed from the inner city who profit from those sales. He suggests recognition that we are all in this together is the “Road to Unity,” and that the consequence of ignoring this fact is “No Peace, No Justice.” In additional to political statements, Neville stands strong for his own personal queen, Gaynielle Housey-Neville. She wrote the tunes “Another Man” and “Funny Ways.” Cyril Neville pays homage to her in “Be My Lady.” The song “Can’t Stop a Dreamer” may hold the key to the entire recording. One is reminded of the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, visionaries who saw things not as they were, but how they ought to be. Cyril Neville shares that kind of vision. And you can dance to it.” – Sharon Witmer, AllMusic

CYRIL NEVILLE: New Orleans Cookin’

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On 31 Jul | '2000

“Every so often, you hear a sound. A tone, a sound, or a voice, that makes you say I want to hear more of that. Cyril Neville has that kind of voice as an artist.” – Stanton Moore

“Cyril Neville pays homage to his hometown, New Orleans, and its R&B tradition on this CD, which features tunes from a number of the genre’s local masters, such as Fats Domino, Eddie Bo, and Henry Byrd — known to the world as Professor Longhair. Like Professor Longhair, Neville has his “Red Beans Cookin'” on this record. The diverse songs cook down into a delicious dish, so much like the New Orleans gustatory style that gives the CD its name. There are many similarities between making good food and good music in New Orleans: the right ingredients, the right attitude, and the right spices to bring out the flavor. And good cooks. All these basics are in evidence here. The youngest of the renowned Neville Brothers, drummer Cyril Neville wrote the title cut with New Orleans piano legend Allen Toussaint, who joins him on the recording. In perfect New Orleans style, they wax eloquent about the shared attributes of a lady love and an oyster po’boy. The song was chosen as the best of 2000 in the Best of the Beat Awards given by Offbeat, the New Orleans music magazine. Also contributing to the musical mix are Marva Wright, Roderick Paulin, and the “Satchmo of the Ghetto,” James Andrews. The clarity of the horns and the rich voice of the blues diva produce some hot tracks. Together, the group covers some tasty territory with songs like “I’m Ready,” “Tipitina,” “Fortune Teller,” and “Tell It Like It Is” (a song brother Aaron Neville made popular in the early ’60s). Cyril Neville has a “one world” outlook, often paying homage to traditions and ancestors from the reggae heroes of Jamaica to Afro-Caribbean masters to Native Americans of the western United States. On this CD, he pays honorable tribute to the R&B ancestors in his own backyard.” – Sharon Witmer, AllMusic

KIPORI WOODS: Big Black Cadillac

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On 14 Mar | '2000

Kipori “Baby Wolf” Woods has musical genes: Luscious Lloyd Lambert, a legendary New Orleans bass player is his grandfather; Lambert played with Ray Charles, Little Richard, Guitar Slim and others. Woods a crowd pleaser, has performed with nearly every artist to come through or reside in New Orleans. His exciting stage act has an International following via tours of Italy, Switzerland, and Germany with Andy J. Forest. A triple threat guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Woods has appeared on the Bernie Cyress show, After Midnight, and the Louisiana Jukebox television shows. An appearance in Devine’s, an R&B group, video has exposed the flamboyant blues singer to a wider audience. Offbeat magazine chose Baby Wolf the Best New Blues Performer. A Blues Man from Down South is the first of many CDs from the talented blues artist from New Orleans, followed in 2000 by Big Black Cadillac.