Jazz drummer Idris Muhammad (left) and saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr., masking as the Congo Nation on Carnival Day 2003

John Doe

The once-obscure music and traditions of Mardi Gras Indians, synthesizing African, Caribbean and American folkways, are now emblazoned on the aesthetic and cultural consciousness of New Orleans and beyond.

The once-obscure music and traditions of Mardi Gras Indians, synthesizing African, Caribbean and American folkways, are now emblazoned on the aesthetic and cultural consciousness of New Orleans and beyond.