New Orleans R&B Performance by Uganda Roberts & Jojo Hermann

Uganda Roberts and Jojo Hermann will make a special appearance in the Pleasants Room of Wilson Library, performing music and answering questions for students in Bill Ferris’s Southern Music seminar. This event is free and open to the public.

Alfred “Uganda” Roberts, a legendary percussionist, has been a part of the New Orleans music scene for over 35 years, including eight years playing with pianist Henry Roeland Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair. Roberts now resides in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans and maintains a busy schedule with Groovesect and other local musicians.

Roberts will perform alongside John “Jojo” Hermann. Hermann, born in New York City, discovered New Orleans sound as a teenager. Since 1992, Hermann has played piano and organ for the band Widespread Panic.