David Batiste Sr. Receives Well-Deserved Honor from Offbeat Magazine, Plus NOSACONN News

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NOSACONN CELEBRATES NOLA'S ROYAL FAMILY OF MUSIC LOUISIANA HALL OF FAME & OFFBEAT MAGAZINE'S 'BEST OF THE BEAT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC AWARD RECIPIENT,  DAVID RUSSELL BATISTE SR.

The New Year for Damon J. Batiste, New Orleans Cultural Ambassador and Founder of NOSACONN (New Orleans South Africa Connection) begins with the great news of his father, David Batiste Sr.'s honor by OffBeat Magazine as recipient of the LifeTime Achievement Award, announced today with a front-page cover and article, "David Russell Batiste, Sr.: Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music." (https://www.offbeat.com/articles/david-russell-batiste-sr-best-of-the-beat-lifetime-achievement-in-music/)

"Great to see Pops get his props," said Damon J. Batiste of "NOLA's Royal Family of Music," the Batistes. Coming off the unexpected news of the Senior's loss in September of 2023 of his first child and namesake, talented and versatile musician David Russell Batiste Jr. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/arts/music/russell-batiste-dead.html), the award is inspiring news for the legendary music that some say initiated the funk sound with the family's first band, "David and the Gladiators." Offbeat Magazine's January edition cover page with Batiste's trademark symbol the melodica speaks volumes even alluding to famed nephew and melodica player, Jon Batiste, who is weeks away from possibly adding six more awards to his five Grammys from among 20 nominations received to date.

Batiste added that his father is not only a musical trailblazer for the Batiste Family, but other musicians as well. "Having just celebrated his 75th birthday in September, It's great to see that he is still at it, bringing joy to the hearts of people," said Batiste. "Music is not labor, it's all creative love that brings healing. He lives in the moment of the music to bring about positive transformation."

The Lifetime Achievement Award recipient hits the stage at the end of the month for Off Beat Magazine's special awards show at Tipitina's New Orleans January, 24, 2024.

Damon Batiste is just back from his 86th round trip visit with inland flights from Johannesburg, to Durban and Cape Town, South Africa. Batiste and NOSACONN have demonstrated to be a great friend to the country, celebrating only 30 years of freedom, while promoting its greatest cultural assets of Music, Films, Fashion and Trade Industry.

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