We have on tap so many people i need notes. My mom and my family. We have the roots of music with derek tab. Derek, get over here we have the hot a brass band. We have manny fresh as i introduced to you, the awardwinning music producer. The 50th Anniversary of hiphop is coming up tomorrow as a matter of fact. We will talk about that. Derek, lets talk about the rooster music. You come every year, you are the band for the rooster music. These are young people you are helping out. Explain what happens with the roots of music. Roots of music is an after School Program dedicated to serving the kids of new orleans. We take kids from all around the city, from over 30, 40 schools around the city, bring them to one safe location where they learn how to play music, new orleans music. They learn how to be friends before enemies, we teach them skills. You know what i love about this, i love about new orleans is the diversity here. Right. It is full of beautiful black people celebrating, and you ar
you know? you just be yourself. used to be cheap to live here, now it s not. but it s the energy here in new orleans is so thick. it was laid down over 100 years ago, you know. from mardi gras to the second lines. the floats, the parades, it never ends. not to mention the food or the art. and lionel over there, him and i, we go back over 25 years. 25 years. how is the city, how has it changed since katrina, you think? especially the art world and the artists? we had a couple of slow years. but i think it s blossomed big-time. there s a ton of awesome artists in new orleans right now. i got to tell you, some of the best artists i ve seen, not only painters but musically that i ve seen you know i ve noticed the art scene here, it has become there s always a jazz influence. but now there s a bluegrass