• Cha Wa

    Cha Wa Channels Mardi Gras Spirit to Celebrate Surviving and Thriving on ‘My People’
    Grant Britt Posted On April 1, 2021


    They’re the second line New Orleans street parade leaders, their ornately feathered finery lighting up the streets during Mardi Gras as they strut their stuff and sing praises to their bad-to-the-bone-ness. The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian tradition is a […]


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    Cha Wa Blends Mardi Gras Tradition and Modern Pop Magic
    Rachel Cholst Posted On May 6, 2018


    Mardi Gras Indians enjoy a special place in the history and pageantry of New Orleans. J’Wan Boudreaux, Spyboy for the Golden Eagles tribe and lead singer of Cha Wa, and Joe Gelini, Cha Wa’s founding member and longtime drummer for Big […]


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