The Secret Sauce: With “Take Me to the River: New Orleans,” Director Martin Shore Shows How Drums and Love Keep a Storied City’s Culture Fresh


Five drummers sitting around talking. That’s the heart — the master shot sequence — of director Martin Shore’s new documentary about New Orleans music, the second in his Take Me to the River series. The film will have a weeklong run at The Broad Theater in New Orleans beginning April 22, and then open at

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