Cha Wa

Cha Wa

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Cha Wa, an American funk band formed in 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana, blends traditional Mardi Gras Indian music with modern funk and soul. Founded by drummer Joe Gelini, the group connected with Monk Boudreaux upon moving to New Orleans. Cha Wa released their debut album Funk 'n' Feathers in April 2016. Their second album, Spyboy, was released in 2018 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Regional Roots Music Album. In 2021, Cha Wa released their third album, My People, which also received a Grammy nomination. Notable songs include "Visible Means of Support" and its remix "No Justice, No Peace Remix", the latter winning an Offbeat Magazine Best of the Beat Award for Music Video of the Year in 2020.

Top tracks

10
Rise Up
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:28
Writer: Rik Fletcher - Joe Gelini - Alexa Villa / Composers: Rik Fletcher - Joe Gelini - Alexa Villa
08
Love in Your Heart (feat. Anjelika Jelly Joseph)
Cha Wa
My People
03:47
Composers: Joe Gelini - Ari Teitel - Andrew Yanovski - Issac Eady
01
My People
Cha Wa
My People
03:50
Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski
01
Here We Come
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:43
Writer: Irving Honey Banister Jr - Cameron Clark - Rik Fletcher - Tajh Derosier - Joe Gelini / Composers: Irving Honey Banister Jr - Cameron Clark - Rik Fletcher - Tajh Derosier - Joe Gelini
01
Wildman
Cha Wa
Wildman
04:31
Composers: Ari Teitel - Jwan Boudreaux
01
Cha Wa
Cha Wa
Spyboy
03:24
Composers: J'wan Boudreaux - Joseph Maize Jr.
02
Ooh Na Nay
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
03:40
Composers: Joseph Floyd Gelini
09
Second Line Girl
Cha Wa
My People
04:20
Composers: Joseph Maize - Joseph Boudreaux Jr. - Joe Gelini
07
All on a Mardi Gras Day
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
04:20
Composers: Mac Rebennack
07
Chapters
Cha Wa
Spyboy
03:00
Composers: J'wan Boudreaux

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  • Discography
Albums
Rise Up
℗ 2025 UPT Music / Gallatin Records
29-08-2025
Rise Up
01
Here We Come
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:43
Writer: Irving Honey Banister Jr - Cameron Clark - Rik Fletcher - Tajh Derosier - Joe Gelini / Composers: Irving Honey Banister Jr - Cameron Clark - Rik Fletcher - Tajh Derosier - Joe Gelini
02
Music Is My Medicine
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:47
Writer: Joe Gelini - Johnny Andrews / Composers: Joe Gelini - Johnny Andrews
03
Why You Wanna Do Me Like That (feat. Irma Thomas)
Cha Wa
Rise Up
02:40
Writer: Joe Gelini - Shane Theriot / Composers: Joe Gelini - Shane Theriot
04
Elijah Rock
Cha Wa
Rise Up
04:08
Writer: Traditional Spiritual / Composers: Traditional Spiritual
05
Freedom of the City
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:33
Writer: Joe Gelini - Jamie Hartman / Composers: Joe Gelini - Jamie Hartman
06
Heavy Is the Head
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:49
Writer: Joe Gelini - Irving Honey Banister Jr - Chris Pappas / Composers: Joe Gelini - Irving Honey Banister Jr - Chris Pappas
07
Fallen Soldiers
Cha Wa
Rise Up
03:56
Writer: Joe Gelini - Jesse McGinty - William James "Bleu" McAuley III / Composers: Joe Gelini - Jesse McGinty - William James "Bleu" McAuley III
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
(P) 2023 Bent River Records
21-07-2023
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
01
Second Line Girl
Cha Wa
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
05:42
Composers: Joe Gelini - Joseph Maize - Joseph Pierre Boudreaux
02
Fire on the Mountain
Cha Wa
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
06:26
Composers: Mickey Hart - Robert Hunter
03
Geechie Boom Boom
Cha Wa
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
04:31
Composers: Joseph Floyd Gelini - Jwan C Boudreaux - Clifton James Smith
04
My People
Cha Wa
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
04:58
Composers: Aurelien Keenan Baaba Barnes - Andrew Bernard Yanovski
05
Shallow Water
Cha Wa
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
04:50
Composers: Dollis Boudreaux
06
Uptown
Cha Wa
Live At Brooklyn Bowl
05:42
Composers: Joseph Pierre Boudreaux Jr - Jwan C Boudreaux - Isaac Howard Eady - Ari Jacob Teitel
My People
2021 Single Lock Records
02-04-2021
My People
01
My People
Cha Wa
My People
03:50
Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski
02
Wildman
Cha Wa
My People
04:31
Composers: Ari Teitel - Jwan Boudreaux
03
Bow Down
Cha Wa
My People
03:24
Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski - Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
04
Morning Glory (Intro)
Cha Wa
My People
01:02
Composers: Joseph Boudreaux Jr. - Andrew Yanovski
05
Morning Glory
Cha Wa
My People
02:49
Composers: Joseph Boudreaux Jr. - Andrew Yanovski
06
Uptown
Cha Wa
My People
04:37
Composers: Ari Teitel - Issac Eady - Jwan Boudreaux - Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
07
Firewater
Cha Wa
My People
04:49
Composers: Boudreaux Dollis
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Spyboy
2018 Joe Gelini
27-04-2018
Spyboy
01
Cha Wa
Cha Wa
Spyboy
03:24
Composers: J'wan Boudreaux - Joseph Maize Jr.
02
Get on out the Way
Cha Wa
Spyboy
05:15
Composers: Thaddeaus Ramsey
03
Hey Baby
Cha Wa
Spyboy
04:45
Composers: Bruce Channell $
04
Spy on Fiya
Cha Wa
Spyboy
05:26
Composers: Joe Gelini - J'wan Boudreaux
05
Visible Means of Support
Cha Wa
Spyboy
03:19
Composers: Joseph Boudreaux - Joe Gelini
06
J'wan's Story
Cha Wa
Spyboy
00:57
Composers: J'wan Boudreaux - Nigel Hall
07
Chapters
Cha Wa
Spyboy
03:00
Composers: J'wan Boudreaux
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
Funk 'n' Feathers
2016 Joe Gelini
01-04-2016
Funk 'n' Feathers
01
Injuns, Here They Come
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
04:12
Composers: Wilson Turbinton
02
Ooh Na Nay
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
03:40
Composers: Joseph Floyd Gelini
03
Upt
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
03:20
Composers: Joseph Floyd Gelini
04
Shallow Water
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
05:12
Composers: Joseph Boudreaux
05
Jock-A-Mo
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
03:47
Composers: James Crawford
06
Hold 'Em Joe
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
04:00
Composers: Joseph Floyd Gelini
07
All on a Mardi Gras Day
Cha Wa
Funk 'n' Feathers
04:20
Composers: Mac Rebennack
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Singles
Second Line Girl
(P) 2023 Bent River Records
23-06-2023
Second Line Girl
01
Second Line Girl
Cha Wa
Second Line Girl
05:42
Composers: Joe Gelini - Joseph Maize - Joseph Pierre Boudreaux
My People (DJ Shub Remix)
℗ 2023 Shub Music
28-04-2023
My People (DJ Shub Remix)
01
My People (DJ Shub Remix)
Cha Wa
My People (DJ Shub Remix)
00:01
Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski
Cha Wa - Jam in the Van (Live Session New Orleans, LA 2022)
℗ 2022 Jam in the Van LLC / BMI
27-10-2022
Cha Wa - Jam in the Van (Live Session New Orleans, LA 2022)
01
Get On Out The Way
Cha Wa
Cha Wa - Jam in the Van (Live Session New Orleans, LA 2022)
05:34
Writer: BOUDREAUX JWAN C - GELINI JOSEPH FLOYD - RAMSEY THADDEUS / Composers: BOUDREAUX JWAN C - GELINI JOSEPH FLOYD - RAMSEY THADDEUS
02
Second Line Girl
Cha Wa
Cha Wa - Jam in the Van (Live Session New Orleans, LA 2022)
05:28
Writer: BOUDREAUX JWAN C - GELINI JOSEPH FLOYD - RAMSEY THADDEUS / Composers: BOUDREAUX JWAN C - GELINI JOSEPH FLOYD - RAMSEY THADDEUS
03
Wildman
Cha Wa
Cha Wa - Jam in the Van (Live Session New Orleans, LA 2022)
04:30
Writer: BOUDREAUX JWAN C - GELINI JOSEPH FLOYD - RAMSEY THADDEUS / Composers: BOUDREAUX JWAN C - GELINI JOSEPH FLOYD - RAMSEY THADDEUS
Bow Down
2021 Single Lock Records
12-03-2021
Bow Down
01
Bow Down
Cha Wa
Bow Down
03:24
Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski - Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Wildman
2021 Single Lock Records
12-02-2021
Wildman
01
Wildman
Cha Wa
Wildman
04:31
Composers: Ari Teitel - Jwan Boudreaux
My People
2021 Single Lock Records
15-01-2021
My People
01
My People
Cha Wa
My People
03:50
Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski
Visible Means of Support (No Justice, No Peace Remix)
2020 Single Lock Records
04-09-2020
Visible Means of Support (No Justice, No Peace Remix)
01
Visible Means of Support (No Justice, No Peace Remix)
Cha Wa
Visible Means of Support (No Justice, No Peace Remix)
04:15
Saints Go Get 'em
2018 Joe Gelini
31-08-2018
Saints Go Get 'em
01
Saints Go Get 'em
Cha Wa
Saints Go Get 'em
02:20
Composers: Thaddeaus Ramsey - J'wan Boudreaux
Featured in
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
Soul Bank Music - a division of K7 Music GmbH
04-11-2021
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
01
Move on Baby (Exclusive Trunk of Funk Remix)
The Allergies
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
03:09
Writer: Adam Volsen - Macroy Spencer - Milton Zapata - Stanley A. Chaisson / Composers: Adam Volsen - Macroy Spencer - Milton Zapata - Stanley A. Chaisson
02
My People
Cha Wa
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
03:50
Writer: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski / Composers: Aurelien Barnes - Andrew Yanovski
03
He Said/She Said
Acantha Lang
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
04:01
Writer: Acantha Lang - Emlyn Francis / Composers: Acantha Lang - Emlyn Francis
04
Soul Makossa (Remastered)
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
04:54
Writer: Manu Dibango / Composers: Manu Dibango - Odilien Dibango
05
Rhythm in Your Mind
STR4TA
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
03:45
Writer: Jean-Paul Maunick - Matthew Cooper / Composers: Jean-Paul Maunick - Matthew Cooper
06
Ride On Time
The Bamboos
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
04:16
Writer: Daniel Hartman - Daniele Davoli - Mirko Limoni - Valerio Semplici / Composers: Daniele Davoli - Mirko Limoni - Valerio Semplici - Daniel Hartman
07
Sitting on Top of the World
Jay Nemor And Electrified
The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Volume 2
04:06
Writer: Jason Nemor Harden - Alberto Zanini / Composers: Jason Nemor Harden - Alberto Zanini
Access the complete album info (19 songs)
Carnival Caravan
2015 Scott Kettner
30-07-2015
Carnival Caravan
01
Casa Diamante / Sew Sew Sew
Nation Beat
Carnival Caravan
04:27
Composers: Traditional Song
02
Vou Cantar Esse Coco
Nation Beat
Carnival Caravan
03:40
Composers: Michael Scott Kettner
03
Golden Crown
Nation Beat
Carnival Caravan
04:07
Composers: Traditional Song
04
Canto da Ema / All On a Mardi Gras Day
Nation Beat
Carnival Caravan
04:47
Composers: Traditional Song
05
Liza Jane
Nation Beat
Carnival Caravan
04:24
Composers: Traditional Song