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BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO KICKS OFF JIMMY FALLON’S FINAL SHOW

Jimmy Fallon chose Buckwheat Zydeco to kick off Friday’s final Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show. Superfan Jimmy Fallon performed “On a Night Like This” from Buckwheat Zydeco’s first Island Records album of the same name, alongside Buckwheat Zydeco and The Roots. “Man we had a blast,” said Dural. “It was such an honor to Read more | Watch Buckwheat Zydeco's performance with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots

Leyla McCalla’s new album – Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes is now available in North America and featured on NPR (Music Maker in North America/Dixie Frog in Europe)

The album reimagines eight of Hughes' poems as well as featuring a number of Haitian folk songs and a few original compositions. It was voted Best Album of 2013 in Songlines Magazine, The London Times, and FROOTS Read more | Hear Leyla currently featured on NPR

Congratulations to Clifton Chenier on receiving a “Lifetime Achievement” Grammy Award

C.J. Chenier will accept a “Lifetime Achievement” Grammy award on behalf of his father, Clifton Chenier, at a special invitation-only ceremony, which will be held during GRAMMY Week on Saturday, January 25, 2014.  A formal acknowledgment will be made during the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, which will be held at Staples Center in Los Read more | Read the Grammy announcement here

Minor Alps’ second single, “Far From the Roses” from their upcoming Album “Get There” (released October 29) premiers today on Stereogum

Today, Stereogum premiered the second single from Minor Alps upcoming album "Get There". Stereogum raves about the track, staying "It’s a wonderful, unpredictable song made up of (as the two sing at one point) “tiny victories and bursts of speed.”' Read more | Click here to listen to the track