{"id":31,"date":"2014-12-13T11:55:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/culturated.com\/?p=31"},"modified":"2014-12-26T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T22:21:32","slug":"rebirth-brass-band-move-body-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturated.com\/rebirth-brass-band-move-body-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebirth Brass Band: Move Your Body Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people who visit New Orleans<\/span> rarely venture beyond the French Quarter. But if you head north from the mighty Mississippi and cross over N. Rampart Street to the area around Congo Square and Louis Armstrong Park, you\u2019ll enter Trem\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>, arguably among the most culturally important neighborhoods in all of America.<\/p>\n

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Formally known as Faubourg Trem\u00e9, the racially mixed area was where slaves once gathered on Sundays to play music and dance, keeping their African traditions alive. Made famous by the HBO show\u00a0Trem\u00e9<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>this tiny \u2018hood was the first in U.S. history to house free people of color.<\/p>\n

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\"Rebirth<\/a><\/p>\n

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As African-American and Cr\u00e9ole cultures combined, Trem\u00e9 gave birth to many of the traditions New Orleans is famous for today, including the cuisine (gumbo, jambalaya, etoufee), the Mardi Gras Indians<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and the music (a.k.a. jazz, and brass bands in particular).<\/p>\n

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Founded in 1983, Rebirth Brass Band<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was born in Trem\u00e9 (where the founding members went to high school together), recorded its first album in Trem\u00e9, and are the standard-bearers for the sound and spirit of this culturally rich neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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Blending the second line tradition with elements of funk, soul and hip-hop, their music swings with vitality and vigor, paying tribute to the New Orleans jazz bands of yesteryear while simultaneously moving things forward with unstoppable swag.<\/p>\n

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Rebirth Brass Band’s Move<\/em> Your Body<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0is an undeniably infectious treat for fans of the brass band sound. Opening with the gospel-inflected \u201cLord, Lord, Lord, You\u2019ve Sure Been Good To Me,\u201d the album captures the raw energy of a show-stopping performance on Frenchman Street.<\/p>\n

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Original tunes such as \u201cRebirth Makes You Dance,\u201d \u201cTake \u2018em to the Moon\u201d and the title are relentlessly funky, insisting that you shake your ass. \u201cRebirth Groove\u201d introduces a rollicking Latin jazz influence, and NOLA legend Trombone Shorty drops in for a guest spot on \u201cOn My Way.\u201d It\u2019s the closest thing I\u2019ve ever heard to capturing the feeling a New Orleans street party, and it\u2019ll make you want to book a ticket to Trem\u00e9 post-haste.<\/p>\n

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In the music of Rebirth Brass Brand, the raucous sound of New Orleans is continually reborn, refreshed and rejuvenated for the 21st century audience.\u00a0\u00a0\u2013Bret Love; photos provided by Rebirth Brass Band\/Basin Street Records<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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REBIRTH BRASS BAND SELECT DISCOGRAPHY\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1984 –\u00a0Here to Stay!<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1989 –\u00a0Feel Like Funkin’ It Up<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

1992-\u00a0Take It To The Street<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

1997 –\u00a0We Come To Party<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

1999 –\u00a0Main Event: Live At The Maple Leaf<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2004 –\u00a0Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band<\/i>\u00a0(best-of compilation)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2007 –\u00a0Never A Dull Moment: 20 Years of…<\/i>\u00a0(DVD)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2008 –\u00a025!<\/i>\u00a025th Anniversary Album<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2011 –\u00a0Rebirth of New Orleans<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2014 –\u00a0Move Your Body<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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INTERVIEW: Ben Jaffe on Preservation Hall & New Orleans Jazz History<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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