Various - The Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday Showdown album flac

The diversified strains that comprise New Orleans "Indian" and Mardi Gras music were spotlighted on this anthology. It included vibrant instrumental contributions from The Rebirth Brass Band, spicing up classic jazz, as well as the hoodoo blues of Dr. John, the swamp boogie and soul of Champion Jack Dupree, more sophisticated but equally lowdown stylings from Willie Tee and John Mooney and the fiery sound of such groups as Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias and Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles.

Mardi Gras Indians gathering along Bayou St. John for "Super Sunday" 1991. Mardi Gras Indians (also known as Black Masking Indians) are black carnival revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel. The Mardi Gras Indians play various traditional roles. Many blocks ahead of the Indians are plain clothed informants keeping an eye out for any danger. The procession begins with "spyboys," dressed in light "running suits" that allow them the freedom to move quickly in case of emergency. Next comes the "first flag," an ornately dressed Indian carrying a token tribe flag. Closest to the "Big Chief" is the "Wildman" who usually carries a symbolic weapon. Finally, there is the "Big Chief

A great way to get your Mardi Gras Indian music. If you don't know Mardi Gras Indians they are fantastic, bluesy, folky percussion driven authentic African American idiom. Maybe a good place to start is the Wild Tchopoltula's Album, then graduate to this one. A rare look at authentic New Orleans deep in the wards music, that you won't find in the French Quarter. Takes you for a ride through 100 years of history, while many of the New Orleans hits of the fifties and sixties rock and roll were directly derived from this music.

The Mardi Gras Indians Showdown (CD, Album). Label Category Country Year Zensor ZS 125 Germany 1992. Related Music albums to The Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday Showdown by Various. Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Live: Mardi Gras In Montreux. Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras Sings. Mardi Gras - The Mardi Gras. Bob Crosby And The Bob Cats - Mardi Gras Parade. Ray Charles - I'll Do Anything But Work, Mardi Gras Parade, Goin'to The River Someday. Pat Boone - In Songs From The 20th Century Fox Film Mardi Gras. Clémence & José - Le Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras Indians have had an extensive history in New Orleans. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images. While the rest of the nation recognizes Super Sunday as the day of the Super Bowl, it has an entirely different meaning in New Orleans. Super Sunday, first organized in 1969, is a festival and parade featuring roughly 40 Mardi Gras Indian tribes throughout the city. On the third Sunday of March, members from both the Downtown and Uptown tribes come together to celebrate the culmination of the Carnival season.

Aside from Mardi Gras day, the most significant day for the Mardi Gras Indians is St. Joseph's Da. The West Bank Super Sunday begins near Landry-Walker High School at 1200 . It ends at McDonough Playground at 1500 Teche St. Look for times and dates as the event approaches. In recent years, there has been yet another Super Sunday called Big Sunday, which falls in April during the open weekend between French Quarter Festival and Jazz Fest. Nobody is completely certain when the tradition of Mardi Gras Indians "masking" on St. Joseph's night began.

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