Event
Rising Stars Fife & Drum at 419 Decatur St
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Fee:
Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location: LAT/LONG: 29.954809, -90.064754
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time:
12:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Performance
Talk
12:00 noon to 2:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present the
Rising Stars Fife & Drum
Saturday at 12:00 noon
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
This program is free and open to the public.
Fife and drum music has a long history in African American folk culture. Many accounts survive of black fife and drum units accompanying soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Otha Turner, founder of the long-running Rising Star Fif & Drum Band, was born in rural Rankin County, Mississippi, around 1907, and began playing the fife as a boy. After his death his granddaughter Shardé Thomas took over the band.
Reservation or Registration: No
Reservations are NOT required