'New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets Of The City' Album From Smithsonian Folkways

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) For more than a century, the signature sound of New Orleans has been the brass band - at once a source of celebration, collective expression, and community pride. On January 27th, Smithsonian Folkways will release New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City, bringing together for the first time in one recording three musical generations that represent three dominant styles of brass bands. The 15-track, newly recorded collection spans the full spectrum of New Orleans brass band music, both as it exists today and extending back through the tradition's history. Featured are the classic sound of the Liberty Brass Band, the modern-yet-traditional Treme Brass Band, and the funk, rap, and "bounce" influenced Hot 8 Brass Band. Together, they offer a dynamic portrait of this vibrant and distinctively American tradition.

This recording is the seventh release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.