Irresistable folk-rooted music
Hands down, New Orleans is the world's most musical metropolis. All
of the city's sensual delights converge in the rich tradition of Mardi Gras.
With irresistible folk-rooted music and stunning, ornate costumes, the Mardi
Gras "Indians" unleash a sensory barrage that epitomizes New Orleans. And
among New Orleans's many "tribes," none exceed the talent, renown and flamboyance
of The Wild Magnolias. With Metro Blue's release of The Wild Magnolias'
Life Is A Carnival, the century-old legacy is honored with contemporaary
immediacy. The Wild Magnolias celebrate 25 years of recording, with this
album grounded in the bedrock of New Orleans "Fonk." Featuring the passionate,
street-smart singing of Big Chief Bo Dollis, with able assistance from Big
Chief Monk Boudreau and drummer/vocalist Norwood "Geechie" Johnson, Life
Is A Carnival also has such stellar guest stars as Dr. John, Cyril Neville,
Robbie Robertson, and Bruce Hornsby. |
