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Thank you all for the continued support of our movies, albums, and education initiative. 🙏 ❤️ We are honored and thrilled to have won the @recordingacademy GRAMMY for Best American Roots Performance for “Stompin’ Ground” by @aaronneville with @dirtydozenbrassband in Take Me to the River New Orleans!
Congratulations to the artists for their performance!
Vocals: @aaronneville
Keys: @ivanneville
Horns: Greg Davis, Big Sam Williams, Kirk Joseph, Roger Lewis, Kevin Harris, Efrem Towns
Bass: @georgeporterjr
Guitar: @ianneville504, @erickrasno
Drums: @terencehigginsdrummer
Background vocals: Fancy Clemons, @getchasumjelly, @ericafalls
Produced by @themartinshore, Eric Krasno, @codydickinson , @boomitchellmemphis
& a special thank you to @petalumarecords!
Thank you @recordingacademy! 🙏❤️ @aaronneville @dirtydozenbrassband @themartinshore @codydickinson @boomitchellmemphis @erickrasno
Take Me to the River New Orleans is NOW STREAMING!
Watch Now on Amazon, iTunes, and Google!
Celebrate the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana.
A true collaboration and melting pot of influences from around the world, that came together and formed one of the world’s most unique cultural jewels. Their adventure shows the resiliency of surviving disaster to a formidable rebirth while pairing legacy musicians with stars of today, and how this unique cultural jewel came to exist.
Featuring:
@thenevillebrothers, @aka_drjohn, @irmathomasnola, @ledisi, @snoopdogg, @g_eazy, @williambellmusic, @galacticfunknola, @manniefresh, @preshallband, @georgeporterjr, @christianscottofficial, @boomitchellmemphis, @bigchiefdonaldharrison, @bigfreedia, @anidifranco, @pjmorton, @codydickinson, @lutherdickinson, @rebirthbrassband, @dirtydozenbrassband, @thesoulrebels, @ianneville504, @aaronneville, @ivanneville, @cyril.neville, @erickrasno, Voice of the Wetlands, @givers, @dumpstaphunk, @datgirlcheekkyblaakk, @lostbayouramblers, @funkybigsam, @terencehigginsdrummer, @walterwolfmanwashington, @dee1music, @davellcrawford and many others. Narrated by @officialjohngoodman. Directed by @themartinshore.
Thank you to our partners @berkleecollege for hosting an amazing Educational Initiative event!
Educators and artists were featured and discussed social justice in music education through the music and cultural traditions of the Mardi Gras Indians and Afro-New Orleans culture.
The Band and Orchestra Session centered around the rhythms of New Orleans as the foundation to the music for the city and region. Students worked through syncopation activities - which you can implement in your classroom for music making.
We also all performed 2 songs from the Take Me To The River New Orleans film that are featured in @berkleepulse lesson plans!
Special Thanks To:
Big Queen Rita Dollis & @bo.dollisjr and the Wild Magnolias
@emmett.g.price.iii – Dean Africana Studies, Berklee College of Music
@brianrichjr – Professional Drummer from New Orleans and Berklee Alumni
@shabonkadonk - Executive Director, Trombone Shorty Foundation & Trombone Shorty Music Academy; Curriculum Writer
@haroldstephan – NYC DOE Music Teacher (Stuyvesant High School) and Songwriter
Arin Canbolat (@thenewschooler) – Assistant Dean, Education Outreach, Berklee College of Music
@citymusicboston
@berklee_africana
New York City Department of Education
Take Me to the River New Orleans will be available to stream soon!
Watch some of our favorite moments from the film, like this with @bigchiefdonaldharrison and @tipsfoundation.
Watch some of my favorite moments from the film featuring @5thwardweebie, @snoopdogg, @thesoulrebels, @irmathomasnola, @ledisi, and more! Link in our stories to watch on YouTube 📺🎶
Take Me to the River New Orleans will be available to stream soon!
