New Orleans awash in music 10 years after Katrina

New Orleans awash in music 10 years after Katrina
New Orleans (AFP) Aug 27, 2015 - The vibrant sounds of brass bands and buskers echo through the streets of New Orleans ten years after the birthplace of jazz was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. But while tourists may find themselves overwhelmed by choice, locals fear some of the Big Easy's spirit of creativity and improvisation may have been lost to the floodwaters. "There had been a long line of older musicians pass ... more

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