It's Carnival Time!
It’s Carnival time, and we’re hitting the streets for feasting and toasting, dancing and prancing, masking and merriment. We’ll visit with Maroon Queen Cherice “Reesie” Harrison-Nelson of the Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indian tribe, as she sews this year’s suit. Then we’ll chat with Cha Wa, who combine funk and feathers to create their Mardi Gras Indian-infused New Orleans brass band sound and style. Plus Mardi Gras music from the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, West Africa and Brazil, and right here in New Orleans.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Going Back to New Orleans Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
Ja-Ki-Mo-Fi-Nah-Hey Dr. John and Donald Harrison Indian Blues, Candid
Mardi Gras Mambo The Hawketts Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
Carnival Time Al Johnson Mardi Gras in New Orleans , Mardi Gras
New Orleans Music Rebirth Brass Band Ultimate Mardi Gras , Mardi Gras
Life is a Carnival The Band Cahoots, Capitol
Instrumental: Joe Avery's Blues The Eureka Brass w/ Percy Humphrey Atlantic Jazz: New Orleans , Atlantic
Go to the Mardi Gras Professor Longhair Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology , Rhino
Choco Mo Feel No Hey Preservation Hall Jazz Band New Orleans Preservation Vol. 1 , Preservation Hall Records
All on a Mardi Gras Day The Wild Magnolias Life is a Carnival , Capitol
Indian Blues Donald Harrison with Dr. John Indian Blues , Candide
Instrumental: Discipline Meets the Offbeat One Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet The 21st Century Trad Band , Basin Street
SEGMENT: Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson
St. Lucia Nou Ka Pase Alan Lomax recording 1962,
Chanson de Mardi Gras The Ardoin Family Band Zodico: Louisiana Creole Music, Rounder
Closing Bed: Leger's Chase (The Mardi Gras Song) BeauSoleil Dit BeauSoleil: The Mad Reel, Arhoolie
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Cissy Strut The Meters The Meters Anthology, Rhino
New Suit The Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
Golden Crown Juan Pardo Spirit Food , Big Chief Juan Pardo
Yankees Gone Mighty Sparrow Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection, SI Folkways
Carnival Proclamation Lord Melody Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection , SI Folkways
Tourist Leggo King Short Shirt Ghetto Vibes , Charlie’s
Instrumental: Carnaval L' Aneeta L' Orchestra de Jazz Biguine Antillaise Carnival Vol. 2 , Mondotone
A Voz do Morro Zé Kéti
Latin Grooves , RCA
Carnaval Cuarteto Patria and Manu Dibango Cubafrica , Soul Makossa
Martinique 48 Sam Castendet Sam Castendet , Mondotone
On Mardi Gras Day Michael White Tricentennial Rag , Basin Street
Mardi Gras Coteau Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Instrumental: Drum Improvisation No. 2 Baby Dodds Jazz a la Créole, GHB
My Indian Red Danny Barker with Baby Dodds Jazz a la Créole, GHB
Meet the Boys on the Battlefront The Wild Tchoupitoulas The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango
SEGMENT: Cha Wa
Closing Bed: Walking Home Donald Harrison with Dr. John Indian Blues, Candide