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21.02.2023 Gratitude Journal: Mardi Gras

Claire Umney
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  • JAZZ
  • NEW ORLEANS
Episode

Claire Umney presents songs that bring peace and joy.

Either attached to a particular memory or emotion, this music makes her feel centred. A lot of it will make you want to dance. Some of it will make you want to breathe deeply and rest. But all of it will make you feel good.

This time, we've got a Mardi Gras special with plenty of songs from the heart of the holiday - New Orleans. Tune in for a boogie around the bayou!

Tracklist

Rebirth Brass Band: Feel Like Funkin’ It Up (Live Street Mix)
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux: Monk’s Mardi Gras
Glen David Andrews: Flat Like That (Get That Gator)
The Meters: Fire on the Bayou
The Wild Magnolias: Handa Wanda
Legendary Shack Shakers: Shake Your Hips
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: That’s It!
Hot 8 Brass Band: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Dave Bartholomew: Shrimp and Gumbo
Los Hombres Calientes: Indians (ft. Walter Harris & The Mardi Gras Indians) - 6AM Mardi Gras Morning
The Wild Magnolias: All On A Mardi Gras Day
Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band: Didn’t He Ramble
Los Hombres Calientes Ft. John Boutté: Carnival - Havana
Los Hombres Calientes Ft. John Boutté, Trombone Shorty, Kermit Ruffins, and Rebirth Brass Band: Mardi Gras Second Line

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