On Mardi Gras, 'Kanaval' host Leyla McCalla talks about the rich cultural connection between New Orleans music meaning, really, American music and Haiti.
Krewe du Kanaval in New Orleans.
On Mardi Gras, Kanaval host Leyla McCalla talks about the rich cultural connection between New Orleans music meaning, really, American music and Haiti.
Today – that is, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 – has a lot of names. In English, it s Shrove Tuesday. In Portuguese, Carnaval. In French, Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday.
With the exception of this pandemic year, of course, few places celebrate it fatter than New Orleans, with floats rolling, dancers stomping, beads flying and horns blaring.
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