Congo Square and the African Roots

Sunday drums, Voodoo queens, banjo rhythms: the Congo Square crucible that made a New Orleans sound possible.

Playlist by @nola_jazz_origins

8 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Freddi Williams Evans: Congo Square. African Culture in New Orleans — HKW 100 Years of Now
2. The Origins of Jazz #3: Congo Square — Jazz at Lincoln Center's JAZZ ACADEMY
3. The Origins of Jazz #2: The Birth of New Orleans — Jazz at Lincoln Center's JAZZ ACADEMY
4. New Orleans Jazz Museum: Congo Square — Elephant Quilt Productions
5. Big Chief Donald Harrison - On Congo Square and the Roots of Jazz — irockjazzmusictv
6. The Birth of Jazz — Black History in Two Minutes or so
7. New Orleans, Louisiana | The Birthplace of Jazz | Visit The USA — Visit The USA
8. The Origins of Jazz #5: What Is New Orleans Jazz? — Jazz at Lincoln Center's JAZZ ACADEMY