WEBVTT IS STANDARDPROCEDURE, NOTHING HAS BEENDELAYED.SHAUN: THANK YOU.THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE NEWORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGEFESTIVAL.TODAY, JAZZ FEST OFFICIALSRELEASED THE CUBES.BUT LOOK CLOSELY AT THEM OR YOUMAY MISS THE NEWEST ADDITION TOTHE LINEUP IN DECADES.♪SHAUN: IT'S BEEN CALLED ONE OFTHE BEST FESTIVALS IN THE WORLDAND FOR THE 48TH YEAR IT'S BACK, TAKING OVER TWO WHOLE WEEKENDSAT THE FAIR GROUNDS IN MID-CITY.WITH BIG STARS LIKE MAROON 5,STEVIE WONDER, USHER, DAVEMATTHEWS BAND, AND MANY OTHERSSCHDULED, IT CAN BE TOUGHPICKING WHICH DAY OR WEEKEND TOGO.>> PEOPLE ASK ME WHATS THE BESTWEEKEND TO COME, WHAT IS THEBEST DAY TO COME?AND I SAY THE BEST DAY TO COMEIS THE DAY THAT THE SUN ISSHINING.SHAUN: THAT'S BECAUSE YEARSPRIOR, THE WEATHER DAMPENED THEFESTIVITIES BUT SOMETHING NEWTHIS YEAR, SURE TO SPICE THINGSUP, RAIN OR SHINE THE SOUNDS OFCUBA.>> THEY HAVE WHAT THEY CALL ACONGA PARADE WITH A WHOLE BUNCHOF MARCHING JEROME'S ANDMARCHING DRUMS AND THE CUBANS-- WHOLE BUNCH OF MARCHING DRUMSAND THE CUBANS WEREN'T SURE WEWOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO, I SAID"OH, WE KNOW WHAT TO DO, IT'SCALLED THE SECOND LINE."SHAUN: FROM CUBAN PERFORMERS, TOCUBAN FOOD AND ART, JAZZ FEST ISCELEBRATING CUBAN CULTURE ON THESTAGE THIS YEAR.BUT THE STAGE LIGHTS WON'T BETHE ONLY THING LIGHTING UP.>> WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TOBACCOOF CUBA THAT WE ARE BRINGING,WHO WILL BE ROLLING CIGARS INTHE CULTURAL EXCHANGE TENT.SHAUN: GETTING CUBA TO NEWORLEANS WAS NO WALK IN THE PARK.>> WE GO DOWN THERE, BECAUSE WEWANNA HEAR THEM PLAY, BUT WEWANT TO MEET THEM PERSONALLY,WHICH IS PRETTY RARE, AND TELLTHEM ABOUT THE FESTIVAL.SO LIKE I SAID, IT TOOK TWOYEARS TO PUT IT TOGETHER.SHAUN: TWO YEARS, TO MAKE, TTWO YEARS TO MAKE TWOWEEKENDS OF LIVE MUSIC COMEALIVE.>> ITS NOT ALIVE UNTIL THEPEOPLE COME.THEY DECIDE WH IS HAPPENINGOUT HERE.IT IS THEIR VIBE THAT MAKES THISTHING JUST BLOW UP AND IT'SPRIME TO BLOW UP.SHAUN: SO NO MATTER WHAT GENRE