How brass bands became a New Orleans tradition—picking up new sounds along the way
By A Mystery Man Writer
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Over the course of the past century, the sound of horns singing out above a driving second-line beat has become an ingrained component of New Orleans’s unique musical culture. This tradition dates back to the mid-19th century, when a national craze for brass bands erupted in New Orleans. By century’s end, there were an estimated 10,000 active bands in the US, equaling roughly
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