Soul Rebels Brass Band
| The Soul Rebels | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Brass band, soul, funk, jazz, R&B, hip hop |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Rounder Records |
| Website | thesoulrebels |
| Members | Lumar LeBlanc Derrick Moss Julian Gosin Marcus Hubbard Corey Peyton Paul Robertson Erion Williams Edward Lee Jr. |
The Soul Rebels (also Soul Rebels Brass Band, Soul Rebels or The Rebels) are an eight-piece New Orleans based brass ensemble that incorporate elements of soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock and pop music within a contemporary brass band framework.
Starting out as a local New Orleans favorite, The Soul Rebels have evolved into collaborating live with major artists in all worlds of music including Metallica, Green Day, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Nas, Rakim, Marilyn Manson, Slick Rick, Joey Badass, Trombone Shorty, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Robert Glasper, GZA, Black Thought of The Roots, Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep, Big Freedia, The String Cheese Incident, Styles P of The Lox, Kirk Knight, Umphrey's McGee, Maceo Parker, Galactic, Suzanne Vega, David A. Stewart of the Eurythmics, Eric Krasno, Lettuce (band), Gov't Mule, Smif-n-Wessun, Buckshot (rapper), Roy Hargrove, John Medeski and many others, as well as being billed on shows with Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Snoop Dogg, Alabama Shakes, Estelle, Cee Lo Green, The Allman Brothers Band, Arcade Fire, Disclosure, Ice Cube, George Clinton, John Mayer, Jack White and others. The band has built its career around an eclectic live show that harnesses the power of horns and percussion in a funky party-like atmosphere. The Soul Rebels have performed on CBS, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, HBO, TBS, NBC, NPR, ESPN, BBC Two, The CW and on many major national and international stages. The band routinely plays over 250 shows a year.
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