THE WILD TCHOUPITOULAS

Description:

The Wild Tchoupitoulas 1976 New Orleans funk masterpiece of Mardi Gras Indians led by Big Chief Jolly backed up by The Meters and The Neville Brothers. Inducted into the Library National Recording Registry for it's cultural, artistic and historic importance. Produced by Allen Toussaint. Sourced from the original master tapes. Features liner notes and lyric inner sleeve. Audiophile Black Vinyl pressing at RTI.

originally a group of Mardi Gras Indians formed in the early 1970s by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry. Landry, with his, Autochthon American (Choctaw) heritage,had been an active performer in the Mardi Gras Indian styling for a number of years.