Mardi Gras Funk
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Artist:
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Album:The Wild Magnolias/They Call Us Wild
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Track:(Somebody Got)Soul,Soul,Soul
I'm not gonna go into the cultural and historical signifcance of the tribes, but if you would like to, I suggest picking up this Wild Magnolia's package that has just been re-issued. It is about the funkiest history lesson you'll ever get.In person, at the parades, you'll see these incredibly costumed social clubs marching, banging on numerous percussion intruments, and chanting generations old Mardi Gras tunes.In the 70's a French producer who absolutely fell in love with these songs decided he wanted to get the music out to the world. He felt that in order to gain acceptance, he'd have to pair the chants with modern musical stylings. To my (and I'm guessing many funk/NOLA fans) great joy the fusion here is with funk. Not just any old funk either..Willie T (Leader of the Meters-esque instrumental outfit, The Gaturs) Funk.The 2 albums Phillipe Rault and Willie T. cut with The Wild Magnolias and Chief Bo Bollis have just been re-issued in absolutely deluxe fashion by my new best friends at Sunnyside Records. Not only are these ultra funky albums sounding better than ever, the second CD also features a downloadable 62 page book! If you are into New Orleans and/Or Mardi Gras in any way the book alone is worth the price of admission.Essential Stuff.
For Music I'm givin' ya the oft-sampledSoul,Soul,Soul and please see Handa Wanda in Comments..enjoy
Comments (17)
These guys often played at the bar Jed's across the street from the Maple Leaf where James Booker played.
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Well if you don't mind D.B., I'll keep stalking you. Info like that is priceless stuff..cool vid,too.
So there's no confusion, by, "These guys...", I meant "The Meters". Although "The Wild Magnolias" would sometimes play at Jed's also.
Another correction -- PBS stands for Porter (George Porter, JR.), Batiste (Russell Batiste) and Stoltz (Brian Stoltz); not the original Meters, but pretty darn close. Russell Batiste is the only original Meter in this video.
I used to have a Meters and JB Horns 2 disc live in Switzerland record that was pretty nice. It was Leo and George, no Art or Ziggy, with Maceo,Pee Wee and Fred. The horns didn't add much to the Meters tunes, but the JB's tunes were slammin'.
Yeah, I didn't notice any feathers in the vid, but it was still cool.