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MICHAEL MURPHY PRODUCTIONS

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Up From The Streets Premieres At The New Orleans Film Festival

September 30, 2019 By MMP Producer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 by: JOHN WIRT

Michael Murphy’s new film distills New Orleans’ deep, diverse musical culture into a packed 103-minutes. Featuring local stars and international names Keith Richards, Robert Plant and Sting, Up from the Streets—New Orleans: The City of Music reaches from pre-colonial native American rhythms to enslaved Africans playing drums in Congo Square to opera, jazz, gospel, rhythm-and-blues, funk, rap and bounce.

For the full article: http://www.offbeat.com/articles/michael-murphys-up-from-the-streets-premieres-at-the-new-orleans-film-festival/

Filed Under: Documentary, Live Webcasts, Music Tagged With: Black History, Jazz & Heritage, New Orleans

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