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The future of New Orleans music shares a bold vision for the future with a reverence for the past. It builds upon tradition to bring something unique to the world. The future of New Orleans music is Cha Wa, a Mardi Gras Indian funk band that takes the music of the streets into the 21st century, with guests like Alvin Youngblood Hart and Anjelka Jelly Joseph.On InchMy PeopleInch, the band tries to Inchtake the influence of Monk and Bo and Willie Tee [from the original Wild Magnolias] back in the day, when they were interpreting the music of their time - the deep funk, disco, Afrobeat and tinges of reggae,Inch says drummer & bandleader Joe Gelini. InchAnd we're also trying to interpret and write new music that we're inspired to play that's relevant to our generation, and our current social environment.InchInchMy PeopleInch feels like pure joy, a distillation of generations of New Orleans expression, but it also never fails to remind us how hard-won that joy was and still is not least in the tense, funky and explosive title track, with it's declaration InchMy people, we're still here.Inch InchMardi Gras Indian songs are inherently songs about freedom,Inch Gelini says. InchAnd that struggle is as relevant today as it's ever been.Inch Album Tracks 1. My People 2. Wildman 3. Bow Down 4. Morning Glory (Intro) 5. Morning Glory 6. Uptown 7. Firewater 8. Love in Your Heart (Feat. Anjelika Jelly Joseph) 9. Second Line Girl 10. Masters of War (Feat. Alvin Youngblood Hart) 11. Shallow Water
