The OS X Dictionary has two meanings for “mambo”: 1 a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba. 2 a priestess in the voodoo religion of Haiti.

| My Bloody Valentine : Soon

| The Rolling Stones : We Love You

Beep. Back on the riverfront. Thanks, ChatGPT! but of course I meant a Mardi Gras float.

| Paul Simon : Take Me to the Mardi Gras

| Illneas : The Strange by Charles Bukowski

Come on, bae. We ain’t going nowhere, but maybe we get someplace else. Another pause with lots of videos and music, but no photos. Slow dissolve.

| Assorted

| Assorted

In the spirit of Lundi Gras, we’re going to take a break from this series for just a week, maybe. I hope.

| DJ Spooky : Asphalt (Tome II) (and more music)

| A Guy Called Gerald : Voodoo Ray (and more vids)

I lost the plot. I never had one for this series, but now that it’s developing, I see that I should have begun with Skull + Bone and worked my way through the Treme Indians.

| Jean Knight : Mr. Big Stuff

| NOLA.com : All about Zulu: Mardi Gras history to celebrate, even without a parade

I got lost tonight and wasted a lot of time, so I’m dead, too. I’ll let Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes talk instead.

| Liquid Liquid : Cavern

| The Atlantic Selects : Beware the Skull and Bone Gang

I thought I would shake things up a bit and use a New York Times “Op-Doc” and pair it with the masked revellers from the Venice Carnevale, as both a play on “baby doll” plastic faces and a juxtaposition between two cultures.

| LaBelle : Lady Marmalade

| New York Times : You Can't Stop Spirit

I have to admit to becoming a bit verklempt while researching this series, off and on, and unexpectedly.

| Professor Longhair : Big Chief

| Treme : S04E07 - Indians Part 3

It’s important to catch the Creole-African vibe of New Orleans Carnival, especially at the beginning, now.

| Bow Wow Wow : I Want Candy

| IKO IKO the DIXIE CUPS TV version