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The Backstreet Cultural Museum served as an enduring tribute to the city’s Black culture, as the Tremé neighborhood gentrified around it. Then Hurricane Ida destroyed its home. ....
2021 has been another long, strange trip. In a step toward normalcy, once again WWOZ show hosts are compiling lists of their favorite recordings of the year. Let those-in-the-know point you to the latest great tunes and help you catch up on what you might have missed. ....
Blood Sweat and Tears welcomes listeners to the Monogram Hunters’ Sunday night Indian practice at the First and Last Stop Bar. The chants and ringing tambourines of the Black Masking Indian tribe were recorded live at the 7th Ward establishment, capturing the authentic spirit of this long-standing tradition. The sound represents the closest one might come to experiencing the passion, power and fun of practices where unmasked members of the tribe hone and pass on their rituals to the next generation. Carolyn Cushionberry, the co-owner of the corner bar, along with her husband, is the first voice heard on the double disc album. The recording is a series of oral histories told by the members of the Monogram Hunters that are interspersed with mostly traditional Indian songs. We hear from Big Chief Tyrone “Pie” Stevenson who informs us that masking Indian isn’t a competition, it’s “about being the best you can be.” Later, his son, Second Chief Jeremy “Lil Pie” Ste ....