Music

Presenting Princess Shaw – Words of Music, Love, and Life

One of the highlights of our recent trip to our sister city, New Orleans, was a chance to interview the inspiring songbird Princess Shaw! Princess Shaw has overcome tremendous struggle in her life and is a testament to staying true to your gift and the grace of forgiveness. Check out her film “Presenting Princes Shaw”…

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Coco and Breezy – The Power of Sisterhood!

Coco and Breezy stopped by to talk about sisterhood (they’re TWINS!), girl power and the value of being true to yourself and having each other’s backs as women. We hope you are as super inspired as we were by the story of twins who went from not fitting in and being outsiders in school to…

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Meschiya Lake – From Circus to Jazz Classics

Meschiya Lake was a little girl with a big voice, starting her career at the tender age of nine! WGRL caught up with the sultry voiced New Orleans vocalist who has lived a fascinating life that includes running away with the punk rock circus! From eating glass to her current stint singing jazz with her…

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Irma Thomas – the Soul Queen of New Orleans Exclusive

In May of this year we had the incredible opportunity to take WGRL on the road to New Orleans for Jazzfest where we had the chance to meet and interview none other than the Soul Queen of New Orleans, the Grammy award winning Irma Thomas! Irma shared her wisdom from over 58 years in show…

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Singer Jamar Rogers on Music, Life and Inspiration

Extraordinarily talented Jamar Rogers has been volunteering with us for close to a year now, sharing his gifts for songwriting and performance. We celebrate Jamar’s release of his first solo record “Lazurus” released on the  Tommy Boy  label by posting this interview from the very first time we met him in the WGRL studios! We…

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Tank and the Bangas – Words of Wisdom from New Orleans

Le bon ton roulet in New Orleans! This Spring we had the very special opportunity to visit this world class city of art, culture, food and music. In conjunction with our sister group, the YaYa’s, we had a booth at the legendary Jazz Fest and spent 4 days live painting, experiencing and getting inspired by…

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Hannah Bronfman talks Music and Wellness

Thanks so much to health and beauty guru, DJ and all around lovely person Hannah Bronfman  for stopping by our studios recently. We chopped it up with the energetic entrepreneur covering everything from DJing to health to eating bugs! Yes bugs! We had a blast and hope she can come back to WGRL soon to share her…

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Stretch and Bobbito Talk Radio, Hip-Hop, and Life

Last session we had the good fortune to have the legendary Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia drop by the studio! It was great to hear about their adventures in music, radio and film and the groundbreaking work they did in the nineties with a radio show that started from the pure love and passion for…

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Nessa from HOT97 visits WGRL

We have so much love for HOT 97’s Nessa and her whole team! She has been super supportive of our team of young journalists and we really admire her as a celebrity who stands up for what is right and just. Take a listen to our podcast from one of Nessa’s first visits to WGRL…

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Singer Angelica Rahe in the WGRL Studio

We had a blast with double platinum musician Angelica Rahe  when she swung by our WGRL studios! From playing flamenco in the alleyways of Spain as a young child to showcasing her roots in a Pop-driven, “Spanglish” representation of her “hybrid-child” experience Angelica’s music is truly soulful and inspiring! We had a chat with Angelica about her…

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Interview with DJ Nicole Moudaber

We kicked off our Fall semester at WGRL with an exclusive interview with superstar DJ and Music Producer Nicole Moudaber. What a way to start the season! Nicole’s love for music and community led her from a successful career as a promoter to becoming one of the most highly respected DJ and Music Producers in…

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