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I admit it: I’m not an expert on the Mardi Gras Indians.  They are an extremely unique example of racial multiculturalism that came about in New Orleans in centuries past.  The Native Americans who lived in the area, the Choctaws for example, befriended and interrelated with the African slaves and the free people of color.  [...]

Something exciting is happening in the New Orleans music scene, something that is unique to this city that could happen nowhere else. And not surprisingly for a city with such a rich musical history, it has happened before.
Back in the mid-1970’s, the founding fathers of New Orleans funk – The Meters – joined forces with [...]