Watch: Rhiannon Giddens Releases “You Louisiana Man” From New Album, 'You’re the One,' Due August 18

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"This was the first song we recorded together in the studio, and it was the one that set the tone for the rest of the week," Rhiannon Giddens says of "You Louisiana Man," a newly released song from her upcoming album, You're the One. "Like kids on the first day of school, we were feeling out everyone in the room musically, and in that moment it all clicked.” You can watch the video, filmed in the studio while the album was being recorded, here. Giddens has announced a European tour for February 2024 following her previously announced US tour.

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Rhiannon Giddens has released “You Louisiana Man,” a new single from her upcoming album, You’re the One, due August 18 on Nonesuch Records. The song blends Giddens’ celebrated voice and banjo work with horns, organ, fiddle, and accordion to create a Zydeco-funk jam. You’re the One, her first album of all original songs, was produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Alicia Keys, Valerie June). You can watch the video for “You Louisiana Man,” filmed while the album was being recorded at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, here:

“This was the first song we recorded together in the studio,” Giddens says, “and it was the one that set the tone for the rest of the week. Like kids on the first day of school, we were feeling out everyone in the room musically, and in that moment it all clicked. My folks, Jack’s folks- we all listened to each other and found this beautiful place at the center of all our different sounds.”

Giddens, who previously announced the biggest US headlining shows of her career, has announced several European shows for February of 2024. You can see all of the currently scheduled shows below; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

You’re the One features twelve songs, written over the course of Giddens’ career, that burst with life-affirming energy, drawing from the folk music that she knows so deeply, as well as its pop descendants. It was recorded with a band composed of Giddens’s closest musical collaborators from the past decade alongside musicians from producer Splash’s own Rolodex, topped off with a horn section, making an impressive ten- to twelve-person ensemble. The collaborators include Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi plus multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, bassist Jason Sypher, and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu. The album features electric and upright bass, conga, Cajun and piano accordions, guitars, a Western string section, and Miami horns, among other instruments, capturing the inclusive spirit that channels through all of her work.

RHIANNON GIDDENS ON TOUR

Jul 6 Festival dei Due Mondi Spoleto, ITALY
Jul 12 Umbria Jazz Festival Perugia, ITALY
Jul 15 Pori Jazz Festival Pori, FINLAND
Jul 17 Wigmore Hall London, UK
     
Sep 13 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Sep 14 The Sheldon St. Louis, MO
Sep 15 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
Sep 17 Athenaeum Center Chicago, IL
Sep 18 Michigan Theater Grand Rapids, MI
Sep 19 St. Cecilia Music Center Grand Rapids, MI
Sep 20 Koerner Hall Toronto, ON
Sep 22 House of Blues Boston, MA
Sep 23 University of Maine Orono, ME
Sep 24 FreshGrass North Adams, MA
Sep 26 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
Sep 27 University of Maryland College Park, MD
Sep 28 Carolina Theater Greensboro, NC
Sep 30 UNCW Kenan Auditorium Wilmington, NC
Oct 1 Modlin Center, University of Richmond Richmond, VA
Oct 2 Paramount Theatre Charlottesville, VA
Nov 10 Balboa Theatre San Diego, CA
Nov 17 Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, CA
      
Feb 10 Maison de la Culture Creteil, FRANCE
Feb 11 Doornroosje Main Hall Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS
Feb 13 Paradiso Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Feb 14 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, BELGIUM
Feb 17  Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, GERMANY
Feb 18 Lido Berlin, GERMANY
Feb 19 Kulturkirche Ost Cologne, GERMANY
Feb 21 Barbican Hall London, UK
Feb 23 Pavilion Theatre Glasgow, UK
Feb 25 Vicar Street Dublin, IRELAN
     
Mar 16 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
Apr 19 Meany Center for the Performing Arts Seattle, WA
Apr 25 Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
     
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Rhiannon Giddens: "You Louisiana Man" [video]
  • Wednesday, June 21, 2023
    Watch: Rhiannon Giddens Releases “You Louisiana Man” From New Album, 'You’re the One,' Due August 18

    Rhiannon Giddens has released “You Louisiana Man,” a new single from her upcoming album, You’re the One, due August 18 on Nonesuch Records. The song blends Giddens’ celebrated voice and banjo work with horns, organ, fiddle, and accordion to create a Zydeco-funk jam. You’re the One, her first album of all original songs, was produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Alicia Keys, Valerie June). You can watch the video for “You Louisiana Man,” filmed while the album was being recorded at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, here:

    “This was the first song we recorded together in the studio,” Giddens says, “and it was the one that set the tone for the rest of the week. Like kids on the first day of school, we were feeling out everyone in the room musically, and in that moment it all clicked. My folks, Jack’s folks- we all listened to each other and found this beautiful place at the center of all our different sounds.”

    Giddens, who previously announced the biggest US headlining shows of her career, has announced several European shows for February of 2024. You can see all of the currently scheduled shows below; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    You’re the One features twelve songs, written over the course of Giddens’ career, that burst with life-affirming energy, drawing from the folk music that she knows so deeply, as well as its pop descendants. It was recorded with a band composed of Giddens’s closest musical collaborators from the past decade alongside musicians from producer Splash’s own Rolodex, topped off with a horn section, making an impressive ten- to twelve-person ensemble. The collaborators include Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi plus multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, bassist Jason Sypher, and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu. The album features electric and upright bass, conga, Cajun and piano accordions, guitars, a Western string section, and Miami horns, among other instruments, capturing the inclusive spirit that channels through all of her work.

    RHIANNON GIDDENS ON TOUR

    Jul 6 Festival dei Due Mondi Spoleto, ITALY
    Jul 12 Umbria Jazz Festival Perugia, ITALY
    Jul 15 Pori Jazz Festival Pori, FINLAND
    Jul 17 Wigmore Hall London, UK
         
    Sep 13 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
    Sep 14 The Sheldon St. Louis, MO
    Sep 15 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
    Sep 17 Athenaeum Center Chicago, IL
    Sep 18 Michigan Theater Grand Rapids, MI
    Sep 19 St. Cecilia Music Center Grand Rapids, MI
    Sep 20 Koerner Hall Toronto, ON
    Sep 22 House of Blues Boston, MA
    Sep 23 University of Maine Orono, ME
    Sep 24 FreshGrass North Adams, MA
    Sep 26 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
    Sep 27 University of Maryland College Park, MD
    Sep 28 Carolina Theater Greensboro, NC
    Sep 30 UNCW Kenan Auditorium Wilmington, NC
    Oct 1 Modlin Center, University of Richmond Richmond, VA
    Oct 2 Paramount Theatre Charlottesville, VA
    Nov 10 Balboa Theatre San Diego, CA
    Nov 17 Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, CA
          
    Feb 10 Maison de la Culture Creteil, FRANCE
    Feb 11 Doornroosje Main Hall Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS
    Feb 13 Paradiso Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
    Feb 14 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, BELGIUM
    Feb 17  Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, GERMANY
    Feb 18 Lido Berlin, GERMANY
    Feb 19 Kulturkirche Ost Cologne, GERMANY
    Feb 21 Barbican Hall London, UK
    Feb 23 Pavilion Theatre Glasgow, UK
    Feb 25 Vicar Street Dublin, IRELAN
         
    Mar 16 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
    Apr 19 Meany Center for the Performing Arts Seattle, WA
    Apr 25 Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
         
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