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"La Vieille Chanson de Mardi Gras" - Cedric Watson: This version of the Mardi Gras song is a Creole version, stylistically and structurally different than the Cajun version, but with the same roots. It's a fun, spirited version played by up-and-coming Creole fiddler Cedric Watson, and worth a listen for "compare and contrast" reasons, as well 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. The song of the Mardi Gras Indians exudes joy, defiance — and mystery. American Anthem Music that challenges, unites and celebrates. In New Orleans, 'Indian Red' Is The Anthemic Sound Of Tradition. Indian Red is traditionally sung at the beginning and at the end of gatherings of Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans.It is a traditional chant that may have been first recorded in 1947 by Danny Barker for King Zulu label [1] (Barker on guitar & vocals, Don Kirkpatrick on piano, Heywood Henry on baritone saxophone, and Freddie Moore). Get ready for the true essence of Mardi Gras! 🎭 "Black Gold Zulu Blessing" is a powerful anthem celebrating the legendary Zulu coconut, the heart-pounding b On average, over one million tourists enter the city in the final days before Mardi Gras, more than three times the city’s 2024 population of 357,767. The increase in people has an undeniable La Vieille Chanson De Mardi Gras - Cedric Watson My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band I Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawketts Street Parade - Earl King Monk's Mardi Gras - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Tremé Mardi Gras - Kermit Ruffins A good playlist is the heartbeat of your celebration, and we’ve compiled 70 songs to capture the spirit of Mardi Gras. From classic brass band bangers to soulful jazz and modern hits, these tunes will keep your party lively and your spirits high. 70 Songs For Your Mardi Gras Playlist. Traditional Mardi Gras Classics. Mardi Gras Mambo by The “Here comes Zulu!” and “Here come the Indians!” are excited shouts often heard on Carnival Day. While the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the Mardi Gras Indians are different in most aspects, they do share the commonality of emerging from New Orleans African American communities and taking to the streets on Fat Tuesday—known popularly as Mardi Gras. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt. 1” are as baked into the Carnival season as king cake. Once shrouded in secrecy, with little interest in sharing their traditions with the outside world, Black Masking Indians, also known as Mardi Gras Indians, have become celebrated icons whose music draws Grammy nominations and whose history and folkways command serious attention from scholars and media outlets, documentary filmmakers and major cultural institutions. Yesterday, I wrote about the tradition of The Mardi Gras Run in Southern Louisiana, USA. Each town has it’s own version of The Mardi Gras Song or La Chanson de Mardi Gras. The town of Mamou, Louisiana, has a very different version of La Chanson de Mardi Gras. It’s believed to have its origins in a French song from about 400 years ago. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux ICI : ICI : : Mardi Gras Indians had been chanting a version of it on the streets of New Orleans for years. They weren't even the first to record it. James "Sugar Boy" Crawford did that in 1953 with his "Jock-A Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. This is a photograph of the late McKinley Ceasar Sr. leading the Creole Mardi Gras chant during the Soileau Mardi Gras run in 2008. As I recall, he was not the lead singer when I made the recording of the chant in 2000. While watching Mardi Gras indians parade and dance in the early 1950s, he hurriedly wrote down a phonetic interpretation of the indian’s chants, put the chants to music, and in 1953, created one of the most popular, longest lasting Mardi Gras, or “Carnival,” as it’s often called, songs in existence. It's commonly referred to as "the real Mardi Gras." The main event in a Cajun Country Mardi Gras is the traditional courir or “run” led by the capitaine of the Mardi Gras. Costumed and masked participants on horseback, foot or trailer make their way through the neighborhood performing another ancient ritual: begging. Yes, begging! Before a Mardi Gras Indian observance begins a prayer or chant is said in Louisiana Creole. The song Madi cu defio, en dans day is sung; it is a corruption of a Louisiana Voodoo Creole song, M'alle couri dans deser , associated with the Afro-Caribbean dance called Calinda . [ 104 ] Provided to YouTube by CDBabyLa Chanson Des Mardi Gras · Zachary RichardMardi Gras℗ 1977 Zach Rich Inc.Released on: 1977-03-03Auto-generated by YouTube.
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