Neighborhood drill teams and drum squads are common in African-American communities throughout the United States, but entire community-based bands are quite rare indeed. One of the few is the Exo’s Drill Team and Band from Alexandria, Louisiana, who are frequently seen in the Grambling Homecoming Parade each year.
Bands
Byhalia High School Band in the Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012
The Byhalia High School Marching Band from Byhalia, Mississippi marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12
Shreveport Booker T. Washington Band at Grambling Homecoming 2012
#087 Booker T Washington High school Shreveport Marching Band @ GSU Homecoming (by John Shaw)
The Booker T. Washington High School Band from Shreveport marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Shreveport’s Booker T. Washington High School Band in the GSU Homecoming Parade 2012
Shreveport’s Booker T. Washington High School Band marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12
Madison High School Marching Band GSU Homecoming
#072 Madison High School Marching Band GSU Homecoming (by John Shaw)
The Madison High School Soul Rockers of the South marching band from Tallulah, Louisiana marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Huntington High School Band, Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012
The Huntington High School band from Shreveport, Louisiana marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade on 10/20/12
Lancaster TX High School Band at Grambling Homecoming 2012
The Lancaster High School marching band at Grambling, 10/20/12
Lancaster (TX) High School Band at Grambling Homecoming 2012
The Lancaster TX High School marching band at Grambling, 10/20/12 (at The CainGang Cafe)
Pure Soundz at Churchill Grounds, Atlanta
Atlanta neo-jazz ensemble Pure Soundz performs at the Churchill Grounds Jazz Club (@ChurchillJazz) in Midtown Atlanta, 10/04/12
Album Review: Marlowe and the Sea-“The More Things Change”
This charming debut album from Mississippi folk-alternative band Marlowe and the Sea was one of two discs that I picked up last Saturday …