Jon Batiste’s new album Hollywood Africans released! Know about his music and album!

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Jon Batiste comes from a legendary New Orleans musical family and for most of his life, the musical parties have come outflowing into the Streets with their musical tracks playing.

With the release of his new album Hollywood Africans, he appeared on the CBS This Morning. And while on the interview, he talked about his childhood days and his days in his musical family.

“There’s a gift that was put in us to give to the world. And it’s healed and uplifted people and brought people together. And that’s what I’m about.”

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Jon’s new album and his joyful music

Jon Batiste’s new album Hollywood Africans took several years to record and reach its perfect finish.

He said:

“We decided, let’s just get together, and really try to tap into these ancestral sounds. And it turned into a three-day trance. We cut over 40 songs in that period of time. And then, fast forward to late last year, we did two more sessions after the election.”

On the interview, he went on to credit his good fortune back in 2014 when he met Stephen Colbert which led to his partnership on “The Late Show”. He shared that the show provided him with a new platform.

“The genius of Stephen Colbert to put together a show that addresses our time has taught me a lot about how to form an opinion about things that are political. These are times where you can’t sit on the sidelines. And I really wanted to say to people that the noise that’s happening, all this division, let’s shut it out for a second. Let’s get back to the basics.”

A short bio of Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste was born on November 11, 1986, in Kenner, Louisiana, United States. He was born to a family of musicians. He is related to both legendary musicians Lionel Batiste and Harold Batiste. Not much is known about the joyous musician’s early life.

His career began at the age of 8 when he played percussion and drums for the Batiste Brothers Band, his family’s band.

Later at the age of 11, he listened to his mother’s advice and switched to the piano which worked out great for him. He joined the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and graduated from the same in 2004.

Jon then went on to study at Juilliard School where he has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. Full bio…

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