MY PEOPLE from GRAMMY nominated New Orleans group Cha Wa is out April 2!

ANNOUNCING MY PEOPLE, A BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM GRAMMY NOMINATED NEW ORLEANS GROUP CHA WA!

HEAR THE NEW SINGLE “MY PEOPLE” AND
PRE-ORDER MARDI GRAS COLORED VINYL OR CD TODAY!

IN STORES WORLDWIDE APRIL 2ND!

My People exuberantly infuses contemporary sounds with the music of street parades and the Mardi Gras Indian community – a group of Black New Orleanians who pay respect to Native American tribes their wardrobe, music and dialect. Packed with a vivid assemblage of New Orleans sounds and stories, this collection of new original songs draws from the grooves of ‘70s New Orleans funk bands like The Meters (particularly on offerings like “Wildman” and “Bow Down”) and takes clear influence from the city's history of Brass band music, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, rock, soul and African-inspired arrangements (including a chilling cover of Bob Dylan’s “Masters Of War” in this style).

Cha Wa was formed by bandleader Joe Gelini shortly before the release of the group’s 2018 debut album Spyboy, which was recognized with a Best Regional Roots Album nomination at the GRAMMYs that year. A student of the legendary New Orleans drummer Idris Muhammad, Gelini was taken by the city’s street culture along with the sounds of the Mardi Gras Indians and began to immerse himself in that world after moving to the area. Working with vocalist Joseph Boudreaux Jr, a lifelong member of those New Orleans musical circles, and many of the top musicians from the city's Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs and Second Line brass bands, Cha Waquickly became a staple of that street culture before bringing their spin on Mardi Gras Indian music to the GRAMMYs and around the world.

MY PEOPLE is available for pre-order now! 

You can choose from a limited-edition Mardi Gras splatter VINYL LP and a regular CD if you order direct from Single Lock.

You can also pre-save the album on Spotify or Apple Music, if that’s your speed. Or hey, why not do both?

All those options, and more, are right here.
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