Fat Tuesday
by Ellen Rocco on March 8th, 2011
New Orleans–particularly on Mardi Gras–is a city of sound, color, taste. It’s about the senses. Today on The Blue Note, we celebrate Mardi Gras with music. Below, a sampling of some wonderful footage and music from past Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.
Here’s Mardi Gras in 1941:
This is a terrific film made by the daughter of the man who took the 1956 Mardi Gras footage. The whole piece is worth watching.
Zydeco and Cajun music, along with jazz and blues, are so much a part of the New Orleans scene. I like the music and the photographs in this piece.
The streets of the French Quarter during a recent Mardi Gras. Gotta have a taste of that weird and wild…
Tags: mardi gras, new orleans
