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This week Continuum has early music played on period instruments, as one would have heard it in Mozart's day.

This week Continuum airs the third installment of their celebration of the acclaimed early music ensemble, Sequentia.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we dive into the findings from New Orleans 2024 Music Census. We also speak with the new president of Grambling State University, the youngest ever in HBCU history, and we return to Rickwood Field to visit a former Negro League Baseball Player on his 100th birthday.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we get the latest updates as Francine prepares to make landfall in Louisiana. We also learn why the New Orleans City Council is cracking down on short-term rental laws and hear how a performance artist is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Today on Louisiana Considered, on the second day since Francine made landfall, we take a look at the damage in the state’s bayou parishes. We also get an update on power outages and we learn how residents can volunteer in recovery efforts.

We are live with BeauSoleil, the venerable Cajun roots, folk and modernist band, looking back and ahead after fifty years. Brothers Michael and David Doucet were joined by Michael’s son Matthew, also a fiddler and a fiddle maker. I asked David Doucet what’s it like being in a band with his brother Michael.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Forever Chemicals, News of A.I., News of Smart World, News of Bees, News of the Atom, and The Apologies of the Week. He also pays tribute to musicians Sergio Mendes and James Darren, then remembers the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, which finally received an official report after taking place more than seven years ago.

In Lafayette, our guests Cedric Watson and the late Chris Stafford have worked to preserve the Cajun and Creole culture by playing the music. Cedric Watson, a fiddler and accordionist who grew up in San Felipe, TX, taught himself the Creole language spoken by some of his elders. Cedric eventually moved to Lafayette where he became involved with several great bands, from the Pine Leaf Boys to his own group, Bijou Creole. Also in Bijou Creole was Chris Stafford, a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and researcher, known for co-founding the band Feufollet when he was only eleven years old. Unfortunately, Chris was killed in a car crash in Lafayette, Louisiana, in May 2024. We’ll soon hear a bit of Chris and Cedric’s duo set live, but first, I asked the two of them about how playing traditional French music as a duo is different than in a full band. Cedric Watson:

This week Continuum concludes their celebration of the acclaimed early music ensemble Sequentia.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. We also get to hear from author Gary Marcus, who joins the program to discuss artificial intelligence and his new book, Taming Silicon Valley.