Global Village
Weeknights at 7pm
Join us weeknights at 7 p.m. for a musical adventure with Global Village. From classic recordings to the latest new releases, from right around the corner to halfway around the world, host Chris Heim presents a wide range of world music, along with jazz, rock, folk and other styles, artists and songs with world and roots influences. Each month, we also focus on a particular artist, style or theme (see below), going deeper into the music and offering some rare and seldom heard selections. And the first Friday of every month, hear the best new releases with the Global Village Top 30 show. Each night is a different musical journey, with music that is unusual and intriguing, yet still seems very close to home.
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February Feature: Mardi Gras Month - Neville Brothers
Throughout February, Global Village teams up with Night Train and Crossroads for a Mardi Gras celebration with the sounds of New Orleans. In the Global Village, it’s music one of the great families of New Orleans, the Neville Brothers.
Since the 1950s, when Art Neville, as part of the Hawketts, recorded the classic “Mardi Gras Mambo,” the Nevilles have been an integral part of the Crescent City music scene. They worked separately as solo artists (with Aaron scoring a big early hit with “Tell It Like It Is”), together as the Neville Brothers, in various ensembles (most notably the Meters and the group behind the seminal self-titled album from Wild Tchoupitoulas), and in scores of guest appearances with an astonishing array of artists. Their sound, a blend of funk and jazz rooted in that distinctive New Orleans second line, is unmistakable and among the great treasures of American music.
Throughout February, Global Village highlights the many recordings of Art, Aaron, Charles, Cyril (and additional family members) together, solo, in various combinations and as guest artists on records spanning over a half century.
For daily program updates, world music news, music videos, new releases information, playlists and more see the Global Village Facebook.
