Mardi Gras

Odd that so many high profile events here - Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Friday afternoons, to name a few - seem to involve everybody skipping work, ...

 United States And aside from Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest - both of which have boomed in the past two years - the city counted 14 neighborhood festivals on a recent April weekend, as this late-night city seems determined to roulez through the recession. ...

 LA The link between New Orleans and African traditions were particularly in evidence as Fi-Yi-Yi and the Mandingo Warriors Mardi Gras Indian gang and the Ori Culture Danse Club of Benin played just steps away from one another. As many members of the Black ...

You get hexed at the small stages, which usually offer local acts such as Mardi Gras Indians and brass bands. These folks grew up on gris-gris and know how to cast a spell. Mardi Gras Indians, a tradition which started when escaped African slaves found ...

Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band performs at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz Fest. Kermit Ruffins performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. A member of the Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians performs during the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and ...

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Dr. Michael White, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. The festival also includes numerous food booths, parades through the New Orleans Fairgrounds, arts and crafts and more. ...

Apache Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, 5/2, PAR, 1p: The local Mardi Gras Indian tribe parades through the Fair Grounds. Archdiocese of New Orleans Community Choir, 4/25, GOS, 12:05p: The Archdiocese represents the largest religious demographic in the ...