The Intentional Listening Series celebrates Mardi Gras Indians, February 17

Intentional Listening: Mardi Gras Indians
Monday, February 17, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library - Room 430, 7001 Freret St.
Tulane University

RSVP required
Free and open to the public. Non-Tulane affiliates should bring a school ID or government-issued ID to enter the building.
For the security of the primary source materials on view, food and drink will not be permitted in the room.

Learn about the Black Masking Indian culture of New Orleans and the music making of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians, and listen to recordings representing their history and traditional and contemporary sounds.

This session will incorporate both audio recordings and rare archival materials representing the Wild Magnolias, including a Q&A session.

Co-led by:

• Special guest Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. of the Wild Magnolias
• lisa Hooper, Head of Media Services, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
• Matt Sakakeeny, Associate Professor, Newcomb Department of Music
• Melissa A. Weber, curator of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collection

The Intentional Listening Series is a production of Media Services at Tulane University Libraries and is a monthly exploration of the creative and natural sounding world. This series creates the space and time to experience listening in a way that takes us beyond the everyday cacophony to hear our world with curiosity and intention.

Sponsors: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University Special Collections, Newcomb Department of Music

For more information, email lhooper1@tulane.edu or mweber3@tulane.edu.

Photo caption (top left): Promotional poster for Wild Magnolias LP on Polydor Records, 1974, Hogan Archive poster and calendar collection HJA-095, Tulane University Special Collections.