My People, by Cha Wa

My People

by Cha Wa

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andrewtherooster This fantastic album combines music that makes you want to move with lyrics that make you feel and think. The instrumentation here is stellar -- the percussion, bass, horns, keys, guitar -- all fit together to deliver these head-bobbing, foot-tapping grooves. The vocals on top just add the right attitude. One of the best records this year. Favorite track: Wildman.

erin7wade It is enjoyable to listen to, yet also has something important to say. It is also important to support the New Orleans culture bearers, and the particular community from which this album comes, that of the self-labelled Mardi Gras Black Indian subculture. You won't regret it.

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1.	My People 03:50	info	buy track
2.	Wildman 04:31	info	buy track
3.	Bow Down 03:24	info	buy track
4.	Morning Glory (Intro) 01:02	info	buy track
5.	Morning Glory 02:49	info	buy track
6.	Uptown 04:37	info	buy track
7.	Firewater 04:49	info	buy track
8.	Love in Your Heart (feat. Anjelika Jelly Joseph) 03:47	info	buy track
9.	Second Line Girl 04:20	info	buy track
10.	Masters of War (feat. Alvin Youngblood Hart) 05:02	info	buy track
11.	Shallow Water 03:17	info	buy track

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GRAMMY-nominated New Orleans band Cha Wa will return on April 2 with My People, a new collection that honors and builds upon the rich culture and traditions of the city’s Mardi Gras Indian community. Arriving via the renowned southern independent label Single Lock Records, My People is an exuberant homage to the sounds of the Mardi Gras Indians - a group predominantly made up of New Orleans' African American community which pays respect to the area's Native American tribes with their wardrobe, music and dialect. Packed with a vivid assemblage of New Orleans sounds and stories, this new Cha Wa record infuses the traditional chants of the Mardi Gras Indians with grooves reminiscent of a ‘70s New Orleans funk band like The Meters (particularly on offerings like “Wildman” and “Bow Down”) and takes clear influence from the city's rich history of jazz, R&B, hip-hop, rock, soul and African-inspired arrangements (including a chilling cover of Bob Dylan’s “Masters Of War” in this style).

credits

released April 2, 2021

Band Member Performance Credits:
Joe Gelini - Drums & Percussion, Backing Vocals
Joseph Boudreaux Jr. - Lead & Backing Vocals, Tambourine
J'wan Boudreaux - Lead & Backing Vocals, Tambourine
Ari Teitel - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass, Percussion
Joseph Maize Jr. - Trombone, Lead & Backing Vocals
Aurélien Barnes - Trumpet, Lead & Backing Vocals, Percussion
Andriu Yanovski - Fender Rhodes, Piano, Hammond Organ, Clavinet, Wurlitzer, Moog, Backing Vocals, Percussion
Isaac Eady - Bass

Guest Performance Credits:
Weedie Braimah (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) - Congas & Djembe
TJ Norris (tracks 1, 3, 6, 10) - Trombone, Bass, Backing Vocals
Dan Oestreicher (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) - Saxophone
Kendrick Marshall (tracks 3, 8) - Organ
Mike Dillon (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10) - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Tabla
Raja Kassis (track 5) - Guitar
Brad Walker (tracks 5, 8, 10) - Saxophone
Gregory Warner (track 7) - Trumpet
Anjelika Jelly Joseph (tracks 3, 8) - Lead & Backing Vocals
Amari Ansari (track 9) - Saxophone
Chris Alford (track 10) - Guitar
Alvin Youngblood Hart (track 10) - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Terrence Williams, Tyrell Williams, Simeon Israel, Eric ‘Yeti’ Boudreaux, Marwan Pleasant, Jerome Carter, Irving “Honey” Bannister (track 11) - Vocals & Percussion

Co-Produced by Andrew Block and Ari Teitel
Mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
Mastered by Dan Millice
Engineered by Andrew Block
Additional engineering by Andriu Yanovski, Aaron Boudreaux, and Ari Teitel
Tracks 1-10 recorded at Neutral Sound Studio, New Orleans, LA
Track 11 recorded at Handa Wanda’s, New Orleans, LA

This album is dedicated to all the brave people fighting for social justice and civil rights all over the world.

We want to thank our families for their unending support.

Many thanks for the incredible support and assistance from our Cha Wa family:
Single Lock Records
Tom Gold at Concerted Efforts
Dino Gankendorff, Esq.
Blind Ambition Management:
Charles Driebe
Andrew Hoffman
Ethan Langston
Sue Schrader

Our exceptionally talented Production Crew:
Andrew Block & Ari Teitel
Bassy Bob Brockmann
Dan Millice
Kennie Takahashi
Neutral Sound Studios
Handa Wanda’s

We are grateful to all the musicians and special guests who contributed to this album, and to our ongoing inspiration Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and The Golden Eagles.

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Cha Wa New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans brass band-meets-Mardi Gras Indian outfit Cha Wa radiates the energy of the city’s street culture. Their Grammy- nominated album “Spyboy” is a modern mix of fiery, toe-tapping sounds. Popmatters describes the band as "a grand gumbo of singing, intoxicating rhythms, and deep funk grooves that are impossible to resist.” ... more

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