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Music Medley: Of Mardi Gras Indians, Brass Bands, Piano Profs
Read more: Music Medley: Of Mardi Gras Indians, Brass Bands, Piano ProfsConfetti Park: Mardi Gras Indians, Brass Bands, Piano Profs! Hi kids! It’s Mardi Gras time in Louisiana! Confetti Park is a kids radio show out of New Orleans. In my city the kids are out of school while we celebrate the end of the Epiphany season with parades, lots of good food, and music. Brass…
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Storytime: Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch by Dianne de Las Casas
Read more: Storytime: Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch by Dianne de Las CasasListen to the magical storytelling of Louisiana children’s author Dianne de Las Casas. Here is Dianne reading “Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch,” from her collection Jambalaya – Stories With Louisiana Flavor. Brer Rabbit is a favorite recurring character in Louisiana folklore—as in all regions with strong African-American and Native American cultural influences. Brer Rabbit is…
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Remembering Louisiana children’s author Dianne de Las Casas
Read more: Remembering Louisiana children’s author Dianne de Las CasasThe world lost a bright light this week with the passing of Louisiana children’s author and storyteller Dianne de Las Casas. I first met Dianne at the studios of WHIV-FM in New Orleans, at a meet and greet of all the deejays. She, her daughter Eliana, and her boyfriend John Couret were all deejays with…
