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Cover StoryCrossroads at Congo SquareThe polyrhythms, syncopation, and pulse beats that filled Congo Square are the heartbeat of the musical forms that emerged from New Orleans: ragtime, brass bands, jazz, Mardi Gras Indian chants, rhythm and blues...
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Sounding offRecovery of a New Orleans Jazz LifeThe jazz funeral philosophy sustained many of us on the road to recovery after Hurricane Katrina. Nearly a decade later...
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Archive SpotlightThe Birth of the Drum SetThe drum set is a hybrid of instruments from around the world, from cultures that were assembling in port cities like New Orleans...
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Archive SpotlightIndian GenerationsProducer Samuel Charters documented what the Mardi Gras Indians sounded like on Mardi Gras Day in 1957...
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Community SpotlightThe Last Brass Band?The possibility that New Orleans brass band music could be lost to attrition, neglect, or new styles has been an ongoing concern...
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From the FieldCa Trù Singing in VietnamUNESCO’s recognition has had a significant impact on the status and practice of ca trù...
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video spotlightNew Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005Photographer Hugh Talman discusses the devastation he encountered in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He and curator David Shayt (1952–2008) surveyed the aftermath of the storm and rescued several objects on behalf of the National Museum of American History, including a clarinet donated by Michael White. This interview was conducted in 2015. Video by Charlie Weber.
Albums
From the Collection
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Classic Sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian FolkwaysVarious Artists
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New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the CityVarious Artists
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Music of New Orleans, Vol. 2: Music of the Eureka Brass BandThe Eureka Brass Band
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Street Cries and Creole Songs of New OrleansAdelaide Van Wey
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