Sweet Crude.

Format:

Video

Series:

New Orleans Live ; Episode 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blues.

Soul-Funk.

Rock Music.

Hip-hop/Rap.

United States and Canada.

Bantu.

Artists.

Music history.

Concerts.

Musical performances.

Music.

Local Subjects:

Blues.

Soul-Funk.

Rock Music.

Hip-hop/Rap.

United States and Canada.

Bantu.

Artists.

Music history.

Concerts.

Musical performances.

Music.

Genre:

Documentary

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 2024.

Language Note:

In French.

In English.

Original language in French.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Spanning funk, rap, folk, rock and, of course, jazz, the New Orleans Live program is multifaceted and encapsulates the atmosphere of the Crescent City. Located in the Mississippi Delta, the river artery from which everything flows, this subtropical city has long been the entry point for the great migrations to the northern cities. Muddy Waters is a particularly apt incarnation of this phenomenon, his name connoting fertile alluvium and the flowing, migratory sediment of blues. Hailing from New Orleans, the band Sweet Crude encapsulates this musical hub, with its frenzied percussion, Cajun-accented fiddle and allusions to the Deep South (Nutbush, the hometown of the late, lamented Tina Turner, is mentioned), at times sung in French. Another exciting group, Partners-N-Crime, embodies an eloquent cultural dimension with rap, funk and soul elements, as attested to by the opening track and its rhythm which is directly influenced by Curtis Mayfield's “Freddie's Dead.” Finally, the poignant Ashley Sno delivers a solo set that is irresistibly authentic, at times recalling her folk counterparts Layla McCalla and Tracy Chapman. Vincent Caffiaux

Notes:

Performed New Orleans

Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2024).