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The group is named after the Tchoupitoulas tribe who also gave their name to Tchoupitoulas Street. [2] With help from local New Orleans musicians The Meters , The Wild Tchoupitoulas recorded an eponymous album , which featured the "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians.
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The Meters (later The Funky Meters) are an American funk band formed in 1965 in New Orleans by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Art Neville (keyboards). The band performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and played an influential role as backing musicians for other ...
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The album features the "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians. [5] Vocals were provided by George Landry, as "Big Chief Jolly", as well as other members of his Mardi Gras tribe. Instrumentation was provided in part by members of the New Orleans band the Meters.
Dec 11, 2006 · Release Date: 2-OCT-1992. Amazon.com. Mardi Gras remains one of America's most other-worldly cultural riots, never more exotic than in the beaded, feathered spectacle of New Orleans' black "Indian" tribes.
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With support from the Meters, the city’s preeminent funk ensemble, “The Wild Tchoupitoulas” brings an all-star brigade, pressing these old chants into new arrangements that have since become carnival standards.
One great funky record! With the top call and response harmonies by The Wild Tchoupitoulas, the awesome funky backing band The Meters, various additional Neville brothers with backing vocals, and additional contributions from other New Orleans stalwarts, this LP is one of my favorites.
