also visit us at:
email: tanyandorise@gmail.com
WELCOME We'll be out most weekends on Royal St until it gets too hot. Hope to see you there!
PEOPLE
9/11 Singer Laura Jane Ratcliffe! For those of you wanting to know more about Laura, you can check out her website. All we can say is we love her ~ her voice, her energy, her range ~ and wonderful sense of humor! We are so honored that she has taken time off her tour to come kick it with us.
4/11 Meet Chad! A French Quarter resident, he is yet another reason why we love this city.
2/11 Happily Ever After... Dale and Bruce said "I do" on the most magical trolley ride down St. Charles ever. What was our favorite part? Blowing bubbles out of the window, stopping at the synagogue to pick the rabbi up, or everyone getting up to turn their seat around when the street car reversed directions? Their wedding was such a hit, Dale wants to share her wedding-planning expertise with the rest of the world. If you are considering getting married in New Orleans, check out www.streetcarweddings.com!
12/10 Ho ho ho! We had so much fun with the Ashe family at Holiday on the Boulevard!
11/10 Ode to Grampa! As many of you know, we often share the spotlight with Grampa at the corner of Royal and Toulouse when he's not away on one of his world tours. Known for his appearance on Playing for Change for singing Stand By Me, Grampa has been performing on the streets of New Orleans for over 60 years. We're glad to see him up on the world stage and we hope y'all go check him out on YouTube, TV, at the record store, and on tour.
10/10 Brush with greatness! What an honor to play with living Blues legend Jimmy "Duck" Holmes" in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Check him out - He's the real deal.
9/10 SISTA Summer Jam at BaBa Blankets hosted by E. Aminata Brown (above left).
BaBa Blankets is a social enterprise providing sustainable income for African women and girls by providing technical and artistic training as well as employment opportunities. Their wares are then shipped to BaBa Blanket's brick and mortar store on 1330 Prytania St in the lower Garden District of New Orleans. At BaBa Blanket and Crafts you can browse the colorful textiles, hand-woven baskets, unique jewelry, and works of art created by these women's collectives in Ghana and around the world. Proceeds go to the Stay-In-School Tuition Assistance (SISTA) Program which enables young women in severly impoverished villages in Northern Ghana to complete their secondary education, a rarity for girls in rural backgrounds.
Don't miss this gem next time you're treasure-hunting in New Orleans! For truly beautiful gifts from the heart to your hearth, please visit BaBa Blanket.
7/10. Toast and Mimosa anyone? Mishi (above left) loves life and we love that she blogs about it! Read up on her adventures in New Orleans and the giant stinky 6-foot tall flower that resides in her hometown. Party with Mishi and visit her blog!
5/10. YouTube Pick of the Week: New Orleans Street Performers by Cafe du Monde. Go Nola: The Official What's Going On in New Orleans blog featured us this week!
Check out this clip by Neel Parekh!
1/10. Vocalist Jakira Johnson sings "Who's
Loving You?" by Michael Jackson.
12/09.
Violinist Manuel Zogbi takes the word "Presto" very seriously! We were fortunate enough to jam with him on his way from Carnegie Hall back to
Mexico. Check him out on YouTube - you'll see why he was chosen concertmaster
of the YouTube Symphony.
11/09.
O my goddess ~ ! What an honor it was to share the stage with
Cassandra Wilson. "It was a dream come true to play
one of my favorite songs from my favorite album by my favorite artist."
says Tanya. "I mean, how many people can say that?"
10/09.
Sibling Act - Gio & Chinese Chien show us how it's done at
the spontaneous family reunion.
9/09. Kudos to Michael Cortello,
the eleven year old photographer who snapped this picture. Thanks for
sharing and keep up the good work!
8/09. Joining in on the lovefest ~Jen & Jason are so cute, we had to share it with the world. We wish them all the best on their wedding next year and thank all you lovers out there for making the world a beautiful place.
If you have pictures you'd like to share, please feel free to email them to us and let us know if you'd like them on our website.
MUSIC SHOP
Available
here exclusively! - click on song titles to listen.
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ALSO...
check out this book!
Brass bands, magicians, break dancers, statues, puppetteers,
astronomers...there is rarely a dull moment in the streets of New Orleans
thanks to this lively cast of characters. Jim Flynn's Sidewalk Saints
is a collection of local street performers sharing their stories
in their own words. We like this book because it gives names to the
faces we see everyday and offers a personal glimpse into the rich &
diverse street culture that keeps the phrase alive- only in new
orleans!
Pick up a copy and look for us on page 102!
ABOUT
US
We met each
other through our friend Zach in New York about 10 years
ago. We hit it off right away, and our music has brought us all through
the Caribbean, Europe, and the USA. When we're not working, we are often
dreaming and scheming about learning new music, recording new albums,
and getting better.
| ABOUT DORISE Don't let the guitar fool you. Dorise is a woman of many talents. A woman of endless invention, she is the reason Casio put a strap on their little keyboard synthesizers so they could be played like guitars. |
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ABOUT
TANYA
Tanya enjoys flying in her dreams,flying on roller skates,
and flying to different countries. She likes watching fish tanks more
than movies.
SPECIAL
THANKS
to ANDREI
SEVERNY for the photos
PIRMIN
BREU for our
logo
MICHAELA HARRISON and
the legacy of MOTHER
TONGUE
GINA BREEDLOVE, RHONDA
RICHMOND + CHRISTINA
DRAKE for singing with us
CASSANDRA
WILSON for an evening we'll always
remember
+ YOU! thank
you ~ we appreciate your support!
For questions & comments, please write us at: tanyandorise@gmail.com.