An accomplished musician equally at home with blues, zydeco and a spectrum of African and Caribbean styles, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes comes to Bates College to explore the music of the African Diaspora in ...

When Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes arrived in New Orleans almost 20 years ago, he felt an uncanny recognition when he heard people speaking Creole French. “I picked it up right away,” Barnes said. “When I was ...

Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots at the Chouest Family Kids' Tent during Sunday's Jazz Fest. Think parents can't party? Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots proved moms and dads can move ...

This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with University of New Orleans anthropologist Rachel Breunlin and musician Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, co-authors of “Le Ker Creole (The Creole Heart): Creole ...

Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes speaks about what makes New Orleans music unique. Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes speaks about what makes New Orleans music unique, how they have learned from their roots, and why they are ...

Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and his Louisiana Sunspots band will fill Christ Episcopal Church with their distinctive fusion of zydeco, blues, gospel, jazz, Afro-Caribbean and African music on Nov. 16 as the ...

Bill Capo profiles musician Bruce 'Sunpie' Barnes in the latest 12 For the Road.

In celebration of Father's Day, June 16, 2024, we put the spotlight on three of New Orleans well-known musical dads—trombonist Corey Henry, trumpeter and vocalist Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes one of our most versatile musicians, mastering the harmonica, the accordion and the occasional turn on the washboard. But as we found out, “Sunpie” has ...

Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes of Northside Skull and Bone Gang talks back to OffBeat about what he's been up to and more.