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Drum Circle at 419 Decatur St
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Free. Free and open to the publicLocation: LAT/LONG: 29.954823, -90.064786
At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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10:30 to 11:30 am Central Time
Description
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present a
Drum Circle with Spy Boy Walter
Saturdays at 10:30 am
At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center
419 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA
Join us for an interractive drum & dance circle led by Spy Boy Walter, as we honor those who came before us. Play drums and learn about our cultural history and the legacy of Congo Square in New Orleans.
This drum circle is open to all ages. No experience required.
Spy Boy Walter Sandifer III of the Beautiful Creole Apache is a second-generation Masking Indian born into the Creole Wild West tribe in 1996. His father, Walter Sandifer Jr., also known as Big Chief Beautiful, masked as a Spy Boy for the Creole Wild West for over 20 years and introduced Walter to the sewing techniques when he was 11 years old. He has been turning heads and dropping jaws with his unique art sense and singing skills ever since. Spy Boy Walter has performed onstage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival numerous times, holds beading classes for youth, and teaches Masking drumming rhythms in local schools to preserve the unique culture and tradition of New Orleans, Louisiana.
This program is free and open to the public.
Reservation or Registration: No
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