DJ Soul Sister on The Meters' "Rejuvenation" (1974)

The Meters helped change the New Orleans sonic landscape with their funky records and signature "second line" rhythms and in 1974, they released the heater Rejuvenation. The biggest difference on this record: vocals. Most of the members got a chance to flex their vocal and instrumental talents. This change up proved to be successful, becoming one of the group's most influential records and was heavily sampled all throughout 80s and 90s hip-hop.
DJ Soul Sister AKA The Queen of Rare Groove, joins Oliver and Morgan to discuss the funkiness of The Meters, the New Orleans music scene, and what it's like to DJ at George Clinton's birthday.
More on DJ Soul Sister
DJ Soul Sister's set at The Boiler Room
Interview with Red Bull Music Academy
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More on The Meters
The Neville Brothers performing Dance Your Blues Away live
All the samples that came from Rejuvenation (WhoSampled)
Show Tracklisting (all songs from Rejuvenation unless otherwise indicated):
Africa
Jungle Man
Lee Dorsey: Can You Hear Me
The Meters: Thinking
Heavy D & The Boyz: Gyrlz, They Love Me
Hey Pocky A-Way
It Ain't No Use
Love Is For Me
People Say
Aaron Neville: Hercules
Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt: Don't Know Much
Neville Brothers: Dance Your Blues Away
Just Kiss My Baby
Public Enemy: Timebomb
Just Kiss My Baby
Africa
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Hollywood
Hey Pocky A-Way
Africa
Just Kiss My Baby
People Say
Hey Pocky A-Way
It Ain't No Use
People Say
Lee Dorsey: Yes We Can Pt. 1
The Meters: A Message From The Meters
Dr. John: (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there
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