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24 sty 2024 · If you've never been to New Orleans or enjoyed a bowl of Jambalaya, then you're in for a treat. During Mardi Gras celebrations, you'll hear a whole mish-mash of party music and other genres. For this playlist, we've focused mainly on brass bands, rhythm and blues, jazz, and zydeco in order to capture the traditional sounds of the Bourbon Street ...
1 lip 2018 · We love them all. Recorded on the Ric label, Al Johnson’s “Carnival Time” hit the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras of 1960. While it didn’t catch on at first, today it’s a standard. That’s Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) on the piano. “Go to the Mardi Gras,” first recorded in 1949, by Roy “Baldhead” Byrd, also known as ...
5 paź 2018 · These best classic Mardi Gras songs, in no particular order, cover the 50s, 60s, and 70s in search of the timeless Carnival hits of New Orleans—funk, rock and roll, R&B, brass band music, and more.
28 sty 2024 · “My Dawlin’ New Orleans” makes nostalgic references to its streetcars, its iconic Mardi Gras carnival, fabled jazz bands, and traditional cuisine. However, there are also glimpses of frustration from the narrator, with allusions to politicians selling the city for profit.
19 maj 2019 · A combination of two different numbers, "Picou's Blues" and "Whuppin' Blues," and "Second Line" parts 1 and 2, have become some of the most widely played songs by brass bands in New Orleans parades and second lines on Mardi Gras day and throughout the year.
8 mar 2011 · The traditions of Mardi Gras are a huge part of New Orleans' cultural identity. Hear five artists whose music you might find playing on the streets of the Crescent City during Mardi...
1 mar 2022 · With its mix of boogie-woogie and jump blues with an Afro-Caribbean tinge, "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" laid the foundation for music inspired by and in celebration of Carnival.
