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Each week, American Routes brings you Shortcuts, a sneak peek at the upcoming show. This week, we celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. 2022 fellow Shaka Zulu shares about his experience as a drummer, Black masking Indian, and stilt dancer in New Orleans.
He’s a force in the music world, and with the premiere of his narrative feature at the world’s most popular film festival, Baloji hopes he’ll be seen as a filmmaker to be reckoned with, too.
The New Orleans jazz festival has moved on from George Wein's 1970 vision but the 52nd edition was still rich in local flavour - and crawfish
The potent collision of African and European style in New Orleans led to jazz and informs the music of the city's famous funeral processions
In a vividly illustrated artist's book, Cammock breaks through the fourth wall of the page to present the city as a composition of energies.