Mardi Gras Indians

Video: St. Joseph's Night 2024

Wed, 03/20/24
In the streets for St. Joseph's Night 2024! When the 9th Ward Hunters met up with the 9th Ward Seminoles on Forstall Street in the Lower 9th Ward, their Big Chiefs (Romeo Bougere and Keitoe Jones, respectively) confronted each other, eventually made peace, and then they wen... Read more

Video: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles

Wed, 03/13/24
Tune in on Friday, March 22 as we live video stream from Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles performance at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, kicking off the 2024 Congo Square Rhythms Festival! Watch live at wwoz.org/livevideo or on our Facebook pag... Read more

Congo Square Rhythms Fest

Wed, 03/13/24
Tune in on Sunday, March 24 as we broadcast live from Congo Square Rhythms Festival! This weekend's broadcast will be a mixture of radio and video broadcast, from 11am-7:30pm each day, plus a video stream from Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles at the George and J... Read more

Congo Square Rhythms Fest

Wed, 03/13/24
Tune in on Saturday, March 23 as we broadcast live from Congo Square Rhythms Festival! This weekend's broadcast will be a mixture of radio and video broadcast, from 11am-7:30pm each day, plus a video stream from Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles at the George and... Read more

Video: Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture: Honoring Big Chief Victor Harris and the Spirit of the Mandingo Warriors

Tue, 03/12/24
Join us online as we live video stream from the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center on Wednesday, March 20 from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's special presentation of a Tom Dent Lecture Series dedicated to celebrating the legacy of Big Chief Victor Ha... Read more

St. Joseph's Night

Tue, 02/20/24
At sunset on March 19, the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans don their elaborate suits of beads and feathers in neighborhoods throughout New Orleans and play out ritual confrontations with song and dance. Below is video from St. Joseph's Night 2019, as multiple tribes me... Read more

Video: Black Masking Indians, Mardi Gras 2024

Tue, 02/20/24
One week ago today, the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans debuted their new suits for the year. A large congregation gathered outside the Backstreet Cultural Museum at various points throughout the day to celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras Day within their community whil... Read more

Video: Mardi Gras 2024

Sun, 02/11/24
From parades to concerts to Mardi Gras Indian practice and more, it's already been a wonderful Carnival 2024! Check out these highlights from the last couple weeks around New Orleans: Read more

Meet the Mardi Gras Indian Queens

Fri, 01/19/24
Head to St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church on Saturday for a presentation and Q&A with two Mardi Gras Indian Queens - Big Queen Gina Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas and Big Queen Cinnamon Black of the Mandingo Warriors. The chapel is located at the corner of Broadway and St... Read more

Black Mohawks Mardi Gras Indians present Big Chief Sugarbear First Annual Black Masking Indian Ball

Thu, 01/18/24

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