Numerous musicians have recorded tribute songs to raise money for
Hurricane Katrina survivors, and there are numerous more songs inspired by the event and its aftermath. Twenty-nine "remarkable works" spurred by Katrina have been noted by one source;[1] there are others. The top 5 rap songs on the topic have been identified, in particular.[2] By 2009, four years after Katrina, at least 40 songs were noted.[3][4]
These songs and artists include:
New Orleans-The Storm (About Katrina) - Song By Redwane and Boubker
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New Orleans-The Aftermath (About Katrina) - Song By Redwane and Boubker
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"Where Were You" by Jackson Browne
"Flowers (this too will pass)" by The Dream Fighters, a song about what it was like to be a child in
New Orleans when the
levees broke.
"Rockin Ralph's Roadhouse", a concept album and musical by Boston-based cajun/zydeco group the Squeezebox Stompers, is about regulars of a nightclub near New Orleans during and just after the hurricane.
"Home" by
Michael Bublé (This song was not originally written for Hurricane Katrina, however, it was played on the radio along with quotes from locals in the area,
Bush, and the Mayor.
"Still New Orleans" by Bastian Foerstner (Kiel, Germany)
Still New Orleans
"Beneath The Tides" and "On March The Saints" by Down (From Over The Under)
"From the Eye of the Storm" by Ayatey Shabazz (this song is actually written for concert band and describes the wide range of events and emotions while the composer endured the hurricane)
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"Minority Report" by
Jay-Z featuring
Ne-Yo, produced by
Dr. Dre. Though government authorities are criticized in the song, the artists place blame on themselves as well.
"That's Life" by
Killer Mike (criticizing Katrina's response with vitriol, as well as a myriad of other issues concerning the poor and/or black communities)