The Wild Tchoupitoulas
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas was a New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian funk group led by Chief Jolly that became influential for blending traditional street chants with modern funk and for featuring members of the Neville family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wild Tchoupitoulas canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Mardi Gras Indian group
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music group ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chief Jolly
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Tchoupitoulas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Orleans music scene
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The Meters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Neville Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culture | Mardi Gras Indian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutWork | The Wild Tchoupitoulas (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
Mardi Gras Indian music
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New Orleans funk ⓘ R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aaron Neville
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Art Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyril Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ George Landry NERFINISHED ⓘ George Porter Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Modeliste NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Nocentelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Snooks Eaglin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meters NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | The Neville Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
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Louisiana Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Chief Jolly
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George Landry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Big Chief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans
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Tchoupitoulas tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending traditional Mardi Gras Indian street chants with modern funk
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featuring members of the Neville family ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Wild Tchoupitoulas (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Mardi Gras
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New Orleans street parades ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
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Mango Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
call-and-response vocals
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funk rhythm section ⓘ heavy percussion ⓘ |
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