In 1740, New Orleans’ Congo Square was a cultural center for African music and dance.
Monk Boudreaux (born Joseph Pierre Boudreaux; 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is the Big Chief of the Golden Eagles, a Mardi Gras Indian tribe.
The popularity of that recording, and the subsequent They Call Us Wild introduced the Mardi Gras Indians' street-beat funk to the world.
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Monk Boudreaux (b. 1941), American chief of the Mardi Gras Indians in Louisiana