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Menahan Street Band

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

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Steve Cropper

Bill & The Belles

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Innov Gnawa

Daptone Records is honored to announce the release of Innov Gnawa's forthcoming full-length, Lila. Formed in NYC, this Grammy-nominated group of Moroccan expats has been making waves locally and abroad with their hypnotic live shows. The group is led by Ma'alem Hassan Ben Jaffar, a master musician and spiritual elder of the ensemble who plays a three-stringed African bass known as a “guembri”. Ben Jaffar is accompanied by a brotherhood of musicians – (Amino Belyamani, Ahmed Jeriouda, Samir Langus and Nawfal Atiq) – all playing the qraqebs, metal castanets that represent the shackles and chains of slaves and also singing chorus responses. Gnawa music is a spiritual tradition rooted in Morocco’s ancient history. Often referred to as “Sufi Blues”, Gnawa’s African influence originated from West African slaves brought to Morocco centuries ago. Not unlike blues music in the American South, Gnawa music is revered throughout Morocco as treasured indigenous soul music.

Ashley Monroe

Slightly Stoopid

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Biomassive

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Kacy & Clayton + Marlon Williams

Jesse Ray and The Carolina Catfish

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Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band

Yaya Bey

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The Tragically Hip

Bruce Springsteen

Adele

Dave Brubeck Quartet

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos

Redtenbacher's Funkestra

Basia Bulat

Cory Hanson

Bowerbirds

Christone Kingfish Ingram

Modest Mouse

Orion Sun

The Heliocentrics

Dumpstaphunk

Samantha Fish

Sam Bush

Desmond Jones

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