Congo Square in New Orleans was one of the only places where, in the 18th and 19th centuries, enslaved Africans could gather.
Later this month, Jon Batiste will release a new album of solo piano compositions, Beethoven Blues, via Verve/Interscope. The Grammy and Oscar-winning musician’s new single, “5th Symphony in Congo ...
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival's Congo Square poster may be a relic of the past. Starting in 1991, Jazz Fest produced both a standard annual poster and a Congo Square poster that ...