DJ Paul Vol. 16 Release Party @ Juicy J’s Place, 1994
Black Indians in New Orleans
Although many writers and scholars refer to the African-American tribes of “Indians” in New Orleans as “Mardi Gras Indians”, I have chosen not to, due …
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Black Indians at a Second-Line Stop
These men, member of various Black Indian “tribes” in New Orleans, practice their chants during a stop on the Money Wasters second-line route, Sunday 5/26/13
Black Indians Chanting at a Second-Line
Black Indians chanting during a stop along the Money Wasters second-line route, Sunday 5/26/13
New Orleans’ Black Indians Chanting At A Second-Line Stop
Usually, the stops along a second-line are a moment of rest. The band stops playing, and the marching club members go inside the headquarters of …
The Wildman
This painting of a Black Indian Wildman was on the door of a house along the parade route for the Money Wasters second-line. In the …
Celebrating the Lower 9th Ward at the House of Dance and Feathers
A few years ago, when I visited the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, I was unaware of the existence of another museum dedicated to the …
Mason, Tennessee: Twilight for the Lower End?
I have often wondered why West Tennessee has less of a blues culture than North Mississippi. Aside from bluesmen associated with Memphis like Gus Cannon …
DJ Paul Vol. 16 Tape Release Party Flyer, 1994
The Lower End, Front Street, Mason TN, Summer 1991
Mason, Tennessee, Front Street, The Lower End, Summer 1991.Â
This was the summer that I was spending a lot of time in and around Mason and Gainesville, Tennessee. I had gotten some black and white film, and was having fun with my camera, and I was always fascinated by the “cafes” in Mason, as juke joints were called in those days. Of course, I had no idea back then that most of these buildings would be torn down and destroyed, so the pictures are maybe a little more important now than I had imagined.