Thursday, January 21, 2016

Congo Square

As we begin studying the history and influence of Congo Square in more detail, we will need to begin to decide what subtopics we can dive into, in order to learn more about the culture and influence surrounding this meeting place.  Please read the attached link.  Come up with words and topics that we can research further.  List them in your blog entry.

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  1. JoelyJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:40 AM

    Congo Square Words
     New Orleans Jazz
     Louis Armstrong Park
     Mardi Gras Indians
     Code noir “Black Code”
     Plantations
     The French rule
     Senegambia region
     Kongo-Angola heritage
     Voudou religion
     Economic exchange
     Emancipation proclamation

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  2. IsabellaJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:41 AM

    Jazz
    New Orleans
    Encompass
    Mardi Grass Indians
    Pleasure Club Parades
    Black code
    1724
    Plantations
    Senegambia
    The Gold Coast
    Kongo-Angoloa Heritage
    Mozambique
    Voudou
    Banza
    Panpie
    Calinda
    Juba
    Louis Armstrong

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  3. EvanJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:44 AM

    • Voodou dolls
    • Kongo-Angola heritage
    • Rhythmic patterns
    • Bamboula
    • Congregate
    • Old Virginia Never Tire
    • Kalimba
    • Banza
    • Panpipes
    • New Orleans jazz
    • Voodoo vs Voodou

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  4. BenJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:45 AM

    Milieu
    Integral
    Jazz funeral
    Indigenous
    Congregate Merriment
    Senegambia religion
    Ululations
    Garments
    Menacing
    Jews harp
    Instruments
    New Orleans

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  5. BriannaJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:46 AM

    Antebellum
    Milieu (Congo squares cultural)
    New Orleans
    Treme neighborhood
    Senegambian
    Kongo-Angola heritage
    Louis Armstrong park
    Voudou
    Old Virginia never tire (a song)
    Louisiana
    Congo square preservation society
    Confederate Gen (a person who was named after a city)
    Locations where Africans were ( Biafra, Serria Leone, the Windward Coast, the Gold Coast, and Mozambique.)

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  6. Kate ;)January 21, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    1. New Orleans
    2. Louis Armstrong Park
    3. Mardi Gras Indians
    4. New Orleans Music
    5. Louisiana
    6. Code Noir
    7. Senegambia Region
    8. Bight Of Benin Region
    9. Kongo- Angola heritage
    10. Voodoo
    11. Jazz funerals
    12. Congo Square Instruments ( kalimba, bamboula, banza, panpipe, gourd rattles, balaphons, animal jaw bones, and wooden horns.)
    13. Congo Square Dances ( Bamboula, Calinda, Congo, Juba, and Carabine.)

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  7. EllaJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    1. Mardi Gras Indians
    2. Code noir
    3. Senegambian region
    4. Instruments Voodoo
    5. What they sold at Congo Square (foods, clothing, etc.)
    6. Louis Armstrong park
    7. langauge
    8. what type of clothing did they wear
    9. Dances
    10. Jazz festival

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  8. AlexandraJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:48 AM

    Jazz funerals
    New Orleans
    Black codes (code noir)
    Kongo- Agola heritage
    Instruments (kalimba, banza, panpipes, gourd rattles balaphons, animal jawbones, and wooden horns)
    Voodoo religion
    Herbs for healing and good fortune
    Popular dances (Calinda, Bamboula, Congo, Chica, Juba, Carabine
    Louis Armstrong
    Cultural food ( pecan pie, pralines, roasted peanuts, molasses candy, and calas.

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  9. EllaJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:48 AM

    1. Mardi Gras Indians
    2. Code noir
    3. Senegambian region
    4. Instruments Voodoo
    5. What they sold at Congo Square (foods, clothing, etc.)
    6. Louis Armstrong park
    7. langauge
    8. what type of clothing did they wear
    9. Dances
    10. Jazz festival

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  10. Sophia0January 21, 2016 at 11:51 AM

     Voodoo
     New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival
     Code Noir/ black code
     Mardi Gras Indians
     African cuisines
     Rhythmic cells
     Kamimba
     Carabine
     Second line
     Kongo Angola Region

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