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It received a 2006 Peabody Award from the University of Georgia for being an "epic document of destruction and broken promises and a profound work of art" and "an uncompromising analysis of the events that precede and follow Hurricane Katrina's assault on New Orleans" that "tells the story with an unparalleled diversity of voices and sources." [7]
Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast is an album which presents songs recorded in September and October 2005, [citation needed] shortly after the failure of misdesigned levees flooded New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina (see: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans) [1] With the destruction of their hometown fresh in their minds, New Orleans artists set about making ...
Twenty-nine "remarkable works" spurred by Katrina have been noted by one source; [1] there are others. The top 5 rap songs on the topic have been identified, in particular. [2] By 2009, four years after Katrina, at least 40 songs were noted. [3] [4] These songs and artists include: New Orleans-The Storm (About Katrina) – Song By Redwane and ...
"S.S.T." is a song by American musician Prince which was recorded and released directly after the impact of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. It was officially released as a digital download by the NPG Music Club on September 3, 2005, and reached number one on the iTunes R&B chart.
Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures — and how to avoid repeating them — a Louisiana-based nonprofit said to mark Tuesday's 18th anniversary of the deadly ...
Film director Spike Lee commissioned New Orleans native Terence Blanchard to compose the score for his 2006 four-hour HBO documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, to show the agony of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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August 29 marks the 10-year anniversary of the day that Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, and since then, New Orleans and surrounding areas have never been the same.