Another recent release by the fine contemporary marching ensemble The Rebirth Brass Band. This one has a little more funk and R&B influence, but still has plenty of undiluted, classic New Orleans numbers. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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The release of Hot Venom finds the Rebirth Brass Band adding a definite rap element to the traditional brass band music indigenous to New Orleans. Rebirth is successful in combining the community-based traditional brass bands (which have always been a street art, featuring music that is used for parades, burials, celebrating) and injects the current urban sensibilities of rap and hip-hop, creating a potent brand of hot venom. While brass band purists may find this new direction appalling,...   [ read more ]

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New Orleans brass band music is infectious, good-time music, even when it's played at funerals. Rebirth Brass Band keeps the tradition alive and up-to-date on We Come to Party. One might wonder whether the title is a reference to drugs, but there are no allusions to such debauchery from these seven sincere and religious men. Allusions abound, however, to "Iko, Iko" and Louis Jordan's "Brother, Beware." Rebirth Brass Band touts a natural high, and provides the means, too. Along with the ...   [ read more ]

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