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Sunpie Barnes

Sunpie Barnes Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Afro-beat / Blues / Other

    Location NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, US

    Profile Views: 104806

    Last Login: 2/29/2012

    Member Since 1/25/2007

    Website sunpieonline.com

    Record Label BFR/ Black Folks Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    A true Renaissance Man- Sunpie has taveled to over 35 countries playing his own style of blues, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Louisiana music. In addition to being a musician Sunpie has acted in several feature length films including Point of No Return, Under Cover Blues, The Gates of Silence, The Big Easy series, Odd Girl Out, Heartless, Sesame Street, Skeleton Key, Deja Vu and the Much Music Show (Montreal, Canada). Documentaries include When The Levees Break, All On A Mardi Gras Day, Reconstructing Creole, Dutch Travel (1hour feature), French Travel Channel (45 min. feature) and German Travel (1 hour feature). Sunpie has appeared in 13 National Commercials. Sunpie's music has been featured in such films as Deja Vu, Las Vegas, The Shade, Sonny, Under Cover, Skeleton Key, Schultz Gets The Blues, K-Ville and many more. With his group the Louisiana Sunspots, Sunpie has played festival and concerts as far away as, Ranvinimi, Finland located 3 hours above the Artic Circle, San Palo- Brazil, Durban-South Africa, Barcelona-Spain, Lillie-France, Martinique- FWI, Montego Bay-Jamaica, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Ecuador, Netherlands, Montreal Canada and Norway to name a few. Sunpie has 5 critically acclaimed Cd's Loup Garou- Lick A Skillet- Sunpie- Legends of the Swamp- Zydeco's Got Soul- Sunpie is also a veteran park ranger with the National Park Service currently working at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Second Chief of the North Side Skull and Bone Gang, one of the oldest existing carnival groups in New Orleans and a member of the Black Men of Labor Social Aid and Pleasure Club. A former College All American and Professional Football Player.

  • Members

    Current Band Members: Sunpie Barnes accordion harmonica dejembe, Leroy Etienne drums, Lance Ellis tenor sax, Matt Hampsey guitar, Mike Harris bass,

  • Influences

    Willie Barnes Sr., Indiana Barnes, Sonny Boy Williams, I.K. Dairo, Clifton Chenier, Jesus Christ, Clayton Sampy, Ms. Maria's Gumbo, John Delafose, Papa Gede, Wild Turkey, Clarence Jockey Etienne, Doretha Shipman, Corky Craig, Analina's Smile, Ray Charles, Lee Oskar, Fernest Arceneaux, Papa Legbe, James Cotton, Baaba's Trumpet, Olajunti Baaba Junti, Harold Brown, Deford Bailey, Ernie K-Doe, Larry Davis, Fenton Robinson, Marcel Degas, Ambrose Sam, Boogie Bill Webb, Katie Webster, Willie Dixon, Boozoo Chavis, Junior Wells.

  • Sounds Like

    Bouje-Bouje Music/Afro Louisiana Music

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  • Sunpie Barnes

     Sunpie and the Sunspots are going to rock the house tonight at Chicka Wah Wah. Leap year party!!!

    1 year ago
  • Jazz & Blues Florida - …


     

    www.JazzBluesFlorida.com

    3 years ago
  • Jazz Fest


    3 years ago
  • Jazz Fest

    You were awesome at our Jazz Fest Friday night!!

    ACJF
    C-GULL

    3 years ago
  • Melissa

    Looking forward to seeing the Sunspots tonight!

    3 years ago
  • Will Scott

    Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE is here!!! The CD is available at CDBaby and other online retailers.







    Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).

    3 years ago
  • Delta Wine

    Only pure thoughts and deeds return 10 fold to the source like a boomerang.
    Happy Summer Solstice to an elightened soul from one experencing the Winter Solstice..
    Respect Deltawine ...

    3 years ago
  • Lola Love

    Hey Sunpie,
    Saw you online and wanted to say HELLO!! :)

    Have a great week.

    Lola Love
    www.ZydecoOnline.com

    4 years ago
  • Jazz & Blues Florida - …

    Thanks coming over and visiting JAZZ BLUES FLORIDA, Florida’s online guide to live jazz and blues! We need all the good friends we can find to support good music, so sure to come back again to see what is happening. Our other friends are the best of performers, venues and fans, so take a look and make a lot of new and interesting friends…Please stop by and check us out at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com for state-wide show and club listings. We will be here waiting for your return!

    4 years ago
  • Lowrider Band

    “The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.”
    Chief Joseph, 1879



    Love you number one nephew...Unc.
    ,HB

    4 years ago
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