The Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians make an in-store appearance at Tower Records, April 29, 1999. From left are: Gerard Dollis, Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux and Derrick Henry.

The Mardi Gras Indians are a fascinating subculture of New Orleans. They are hierarchical, territorial tribes in African-American communities and give themselves names like Wild Magnolias, Creole ...

Another tribe, the Wild Magnolias, embraced funk. “It was synonymous with the music at the time, ... Mardi Gras Indians in 2013 Derek Bridges via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0. Though ...

For their newest release Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias went upriver to inject some Memphis blues and soul into their New ...

Culture bearer Chief Bo Dollis Jr. will release his newest track “Young Time Indians/Indian Red,” from his upcoming album with The Wild Magnolias, Chip Off the Old Block, out June 13 on Strong Place ...

Precisely how Mardi Gras Indian culture developed is a thorny question, one that is often wrapped up in the individual memory and beliefs of a particular Indian — often in ...

A "Wild Man" of a Mardi Gras Indians tribe prepares to strut. When tribes meet during the parade, the wild man clears onlookers so the chiefs may confront each other. Emily Topping. Historians ...

Four new Essence magazine covers featuring Mardi Gras Indians are hot sellers Lions pull off stunning win that NFL hasn't seen in 54 years, plus 13 more wild stats from Week 10 How gophers brought ...

The Mardi Gras Indians culture, that’s what it was about, uplifting the community and so we’re doing that,” said Miller. The chief has been masking since 1969 and we met Miller at the Mardi ...

Dozens of Indians took to the streets in their elaborate suits to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day, Tuesday, March 19, with dancing, chanting and celebration. New Orleans Air Show flies back to Belle ...

The Mardi Gras Indians came to the world’s attention in 1965, when New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups struck pop-music gold with “Iko Iko” (a cover of 1953’s “Jock-A-Mo,” by Sugar ...