Intentional Listening: Mardi Gras Indians

Learn about the culture, history, and music making of Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, and listen to traditional and contemporary sounds. This session will incorporate both audio recordings and rare archival materials representing the Wild Magnolias tribe. 

Please register at the following link: https://tulane.libcal.com/calendar/events/wildmagnolias

Learn about the Black Masking Indian culture of New Orleans and the music making of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians, and listen to recordings representing their history and traditional and contemporary sounds.

This session will incorporate both audio recordings and rare archival materials representing the Wild Magnolias, including a Q&A session.

Co-led by:

- Special guest Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. of the Wild Magnolias
- lisa Hooper, Head of Media Services, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
- Dr. Matt Sakakeeny, Associate Professor, Newcomb Department of Music
- Melissa A. Weber, curator of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections

RSVP required. Free and open to the public.

For the security of the primary source materials on view, food and drink will not be permitted in the room.

About the Series: The Intentional Listening Series is a production of Media Services at Tulane University Libraries and is a monthly exploration of the creative and natural sounding world. This series creates the space and time to experience listening in a way that takes us beyond the everyday cacophony to hear our world with curiosity and intention.