Mama Digdown's Brass Band, Panchromatic Steel
Kristin Shafel
Mama Digdown's Brass Band celebrates 30 years in 2023.
Mama Digdown's Brass Band
This Fat Tuesday doubleheader is guaranteed to be a dance party. Mama Digdown’s Brass Band brings three decades of experience delivering New Orleans-steeped songs. Panchromatic Steel adds brass and other unexpected musical elements to the sound of Caribbean steel drum music. And platters of traditional food from the Big Easy will be available from St. Charles Station and Ollie’s.
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media release: Big Easy brass meets Caribbean steel on Fat Tuesday, February 13, at the High Noon for “Mardi Gras Bacchanal” featuring Mama Digdown’s Brass Band and Panchromatic Steel.
Having recently celebrated their 30th anniversary, Mama Digdown’s will be rolling in hot with its high-octane blend of butt-shakin’ funk and New Orleans jazz. A newcomer by comparison, Panchromatic Steel has forged a completely new trail in a relatively short time, combining island styles with rock, pop and jazz to create uber-danceable, mood-lifting jams performed with steeldrums, horns, vocals and percussion.
Both bands honor musical traditions that are widely associated with the celebration of Carnival in the postcolonial, New World African Diaspora in NOLA and Trinidad & Tobago. Highlighting this common musical DNA, Digdown’s and Panchromatic will put on a show worthy of the name “bacchanal,” which is a French word derived from "Bacchus," the god of wine in Greek mythology, translating loosely as a “tumultuous orgy.” Chef Dave Heide and his teams from St Charles Station & Ollie’s will be on hand to serve up delectable New Orleans cuisine, so come get some!
Tickets available at high-noon.com or The Sylvee box office during their business hours listed here: https://www.thesylvee.
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