[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Rap???? - What????

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Right you are Dave,  it has been quite extensive down there for a few 
years now, probably had some influence coming over from Atlanta where 
it is also a big movement in the Black musical community, and there is 
substantial going back and forth between the two cities with musicians. 
  I think a lot of this is because the acts are still chasing the dream 
of hearing their music on the radio and getting a big hit record, 
therefore they try to stay hip and on the cutting edge of every new 
scene coming out of the music in the inner cities.   It has been that 
way since forever, even in the beginnings of Rag time and Jazz no 
doubt, artists always trying to evolve and reinvent themselves 
musically and not stagnate and get bored into quitting.   'Tis the 
creative beast within I suppose.

Kermit Ruffins  has also incorporated some of it into his shows, and 
Re-Birth  is heavy into it.
Would not be surprised to learn that Wynton Marsalis & others attempt 
it as well if not already.

Rest assured however that Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band ain't 
gonna be doing any RAP not our scene and I don't want to play where 
that scene is either.   It makes me about as comfortable as playing on 
a Heavy Metal Concert :))
( and I ain't talking about the weight of the horns in the band 
either).  :))

Cheers,

Tom,   Who only raps his knuckles occasionally on a misplaced  rim 
shot, :))


-----Original Message-----
From: David Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com>
To: DJML Jazz <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:18:05 -0800
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Rap???? - What????

   Steve, 
 
  It actually is kind of OKOM related - the local thing there is to 
combine the music from New Orleans Brass bands ("new style" like Dirty 
Dozen. ReBirth, etc.) with the rapping. I have heard this done pretty 
well a few times on recordings (YoungBlood Brass Band in particular ) 
but the "live" performances by other bands with rappers at Donna's were 
not as good, IMO. 
 
 Dave Richoux 
 On Dec 6, 2005, at 6:45 AM, Steve barbone wrote: 
 
  > NOT OKOM, IN FACT ABOUT A GENRE DETESTED BY MANY OKOMers. DELETE > 
NOW UNLESS 
  > YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT NEW ORLEANS CURRENTLY AS A CENTER OF RAP, AND 
> THE NEW 
 > DEFINITION OF CRIBS. 
 > 
 > THE BELOW QUOTE FROM THE ARTICLE IS A BIT MUCH, NO? :-) VBG 
 > 
  > "And yet hip-hop is by far New Orleans's most popular musical > 
export, and 
 > perhaps the most exciting." 
 > 
 > Cheers, 
 > Steve 
 > 
 snip 
  > And yet hip-hop is by far New Orleans's most popular musical > 
export, and 
  > perhaps the most exciting. The city nurtures its own hip-hop 
subgenre, 
  > bounce music (imagine a drum-machine version of a marching-band > 
version of a 
  > funk track), and has churned out a fistful of mainstream stars, > 
including 
  > Master P, Mystikal and Juvenile, the former Hot Boy, who still > 
makes hits. 
 > (His next album is due in February.) 
 > 
 
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