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Boyfriend performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on Friday, April 29, 2022, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Echoes of 2006: Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans for 2022
Fri,04/29/22-12:12AM , 104 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once silenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opened Friday for the first time in three years — a long awaited 2022 revival that holds echoes of 2006 when the annual celebration of music and culture went on even after Hurricane Katrina.
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Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Manchester, Tenn. Organizers of this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest say the band Red Hot Chili Peppers has been added to the lineup of the 2022 event. The festival said Friday, April 8, 2022, that the appearance is set for Sunday, May 1, and will be the group's first performance at Jazz Fest since 2016. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

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Red Hot Chili Peppers added to New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup
Fri,04/08/22-3:34PM , 124 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The group Red Hot Chili Peppers has been added to the lineup of the 2022 New Orleans Jazz Fest, organizers announced Friday.

The rock band's appearance is set for Sunday, May 1, and will be its first at the event since 2016.
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Foo Fighters cancels tour events including Jazz Fest date
Tue,03/29/22-7:13PM , 127 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rock band Foo Fighters is canceling all its upcoming tour dates including a scheduled May 1 performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, following the death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins.
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Sydney Elise Russell, from left, Alayna Martus and Vince Ermita share Black History Month facts with Bonita J. Hamilton backstage at the Minskoff Theatre before a performance of Broadway's "The Lion King" on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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Inside a special Black History Month rite at 'The Lion King'
Tue,02/22/22-9:47AM , 108 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — During February, a special ritual takes place backstage at “The Lion King” musical on Broadway.

On show days, the four young actors who play the lion cubs Simba and Nala seek out fellow actor Bonita J. Hamilton in the moments before the curtain goes up at the Minskoff Theatre.
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