THE GRIOT SERIES VOL. 1, by Dorise Blackmon, Gio Blackmon, Juju Child, Geovane Santos

THE GRIOT SERIES VOL. 1

by Dorise Blackmon, Gio Blackmon, Juju Child, Geovane Santos

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1.	Dorise Blackmon; Gio Blackmon; Geovane Santos - Sunny 05:07	info	buy track
2.	Gio Blackmon, Dorise Blackmon, Geovane Santos - Get Your Kicks on (Route 66) 03:13	info	buy track
3.	Dorise Blackmon; Gio Blackmon; Geovane Santos - Little Wing 05:55	info	buy track
4.	Dorise Blackmon; Gio Blackmon; Geovane Santos - Sunny Side of the Street 05:37	info	buy track
5.	Dorise Blackmon; Gio Blackmon; Geovane Santos - Bye Bye Blackbird 03:46	info	buy track
6.	Geovane Santos, Juju Child, Nick Benoit, Fernando Lima - Baby Please Don't Go 03:51	info	buy track
7.	Geovane Santos, Juju Child, Nick Benoit, Fernando Lima - Asa Branca 03:59	info	buy track
8.	Geovane Santos, Juju Child, Nick Benoit, Fernando Lima - JuJu Dance 06:05	info	buy track
9.	Geovane Santos, Juju Child, Nick Benoit, Fernando Lima - Baião 02:13	info	buy track

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Structural racism, under-appreciation, inequitable distribution of artistic / cultural funds, tourism, climate change / global warming, and gentrification, today, grade high as the main causes of erasure and whitewashing of the prevailing/resisting Gulf South BIPOC traditions and cultures. Having its start at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The GRIOT Series is a project based on heritage, equity, and cultural relevance. Its main focus is to uplift, reaffirm, and celebrate the musical legacy and wisdom of older Black New Orleans jazz musicians whose livelihood has been greatly affected by the commodification/gentrification of local music over the years.

Featured artists Dorise Blackmon, Gio Blackmon, and Juju Child

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released December 12, 2022

Produced by Geovane Santos
Audio Engineer:
Gio Blackmon on Tracks 1-5 / Cameron Smith on Tracks 6-9
Mastering by Edward Petersen
Cover art and photography by Geovane Santos

Recorded in New Orleans at Bad Storm Studios tracks 1-5 & Artisound Productions tracks 6-9
Recording Dates Jun 29th, Jul 6th 13th & 20th, Aug 17th 2022

Project made possible with funds from The New Orleans Center for the Gulf South and The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

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Geovane Santos New Orleans, Louisiana

Geovane Santos, an Afro Brazilian from Belo Horizonte currently living in New Orleans, is a guitarist, vocalist, composer, researcher, videographer, and educator.

Awarded the 2017 Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composer Award, Santos’ creative work and scholarship explore the intersectionalities of race, transculturation, culture appropriation, and processes of narrative building in music. ... more