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Joseph Modeliste

aka Ziggy Modeliste

real name Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste

New Orleans, United States

Joseph Modeliste is credited on 784 releases across 266 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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784

Credits

266

Albums

7

Decades active

565

In collections

Biography

Born December 28, 1948, also known as Zigaboo is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk band The Meters. He is widely considered an innovator in the funk genre and New Orleans style drumming. The Meters' music had a defining role and set the stylistic tone of New Orleans funk. Due to his work with the band, Modeliste is credited as an integral part of bringing New Orleans second-line grooves into popular music.

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Credited work

784 releases · 266 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Performance · 1,276
  • Other credits · 44
  • Production · 3

Studios: Sea-Saint Studio · Sea Saint Recording Studio, Inc. · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Jazz City Studios

Discography

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