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SXSW Day 5: Closing Out The @AvenueOnCongress Rooftop with @KATEYRED
SXSW Day 5: Closing Out The @AvenueOnCongress Rooftop with @KATEYRED

SXSW Day 5: Closing Out The @AvenueOnCongress Rooftop with @KATEYRED


People in Louisiana believe in something called “lagniappe”, a tradition of giving the customer a little something extra, or a bonus to thank you for your patronage. Those of us at the bounce showcase on the Average Rooftop at South By Southwest got a bit of lagniappe on Friday night in the form of an unexpected appearance by the Queen of Bounce herself, Katey Redd. Katey Red began her career on the groundbreaking Take Fo Records label, the same label which launched the career of bounce pioneer DJ Jubilee. She is best known for her debut album Melpomene Block Party (the Melpomene is another former housing project in New Orleans that was demolished after Katrina), and has more recently been featured in several episodes of the television series Treme.

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