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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
  • DJ Jubilee
    DJ Jubilee

    New Orleans, Getting a Good Rap

    There's more to the New Orleans music scene than jazz. Hip hop is one of the city's most popular musical exports. It's inspired by jazz funerals and the dance rhythms of Mardi Gras. Today, we go behind the New Orleans rap scene by focusing on a style known as bounce music. Also: The Swingle Singers were the first classical-pop crossover group in the 1960s and are now on a US tour that includes a stop at Joe's Pub this weekend. We talk to the group's founder, Ward Swingle. Finally: The Obie-award winning cabaret performer and actress Jackie Hoffman joins us to preview her Joe's Pub show, "Jackie With A Z."

Bounce Music 101

Corey Takahashi, a journalist who covers culture for NPR, PRI and Vibe magazine, and DJ Jubilee, talk about New Orleans' hip hop scene and specifically the style known as bounce music.

Jackie Hoffman

Jackie Hoffman (Garden State, Hairspray, Kissing Jessica Stein) previews her Joe's Pub show, "Jackie With A Z."

Concert details: Jackie Hoffman at Joe's Pub

The Saga of Ward Swingle

Ward Swingle, founder of the Swingle Singers, talks about the group's legacy singing everything from jazz-inflected Bach arrangements to avant-garde works by Berio.

Swingle Singers' Web site

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