Zulu Mardi Gras Parade 2019
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- The Zulu King for 2019 is George V. Rainey. Zulu’s characters for 2019 will be LeBaron Fisher as Zulu Big Shot, Troy Daliet as Zulu Witch Doctor, Gregory Lucien as Zulu Ambassador, Darren G. Mire as Zulu Mayor, Everette Briscoe as Zulu Province Prince, Barrin W. David as Zulu Governor and James A. Mitchel as Zulu Mr. Big Stuff.
Early in 1909, a group of laborers in a club named “The Tramps” went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy that included a skit entitled, "There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me" about the Zulu Tribe. According to legend, after seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. The rest, as they say, is history. Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians, however, seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that.
Conversations and interviews with older members indicate that, back in the day, the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or “Club.” The Tramps were one such group. The group that founded Zulu was probably made up of both members from the Tramps and other ward-based groups and members of a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community. For a small amount of dues, members received financial help when they got sick or there was a funeral to pay for.
While the men marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King. The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of "lard can" crown and "banana stalk" scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story in the early days were similarly attired.
The year 1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Today Zulu is famous for their coconut throw - quite possibly the most coveted throw in all of Mardi Gras. Zulu’s honor guard is called the Soulful Warriors; and they have characters including Big Shot, Witch Doctor, Ambassador, Mayor, Province Prince, Governor and Mr. Big Stuff.
The most famous Krewe of Zulu king was Louis Armstrong who reigned in 1949.
As an actual South African zulu I think I need to come to New Orleans and experience the roots of the black American culture
Zulu is amazing, from a life long New Orleanean
Man I swear UA-cam is the best thing since the dictionary and world map. This was amazing!
I need to get to Louisiana n reconnect with my roots. Thank u for making this video ❤️👑
@Right Cha🙋🏿♀️ From what my family told me. 🤔Shreveport, New Orleans, n Monroe.
Iam Zulu from south Africa..i just love you all our brothers and sisters ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 💕 💜 much love
Sitting here watching this on my phone without electricity - 5 days into the longest ice storm I’ve ever seen in Texas, 11 months into the worst pandemic, and KNOWING Mardi Gras 2022 will be the BEST ever! Cannot WAIT!
Smart. Stay off the roads hun
@@ShowtimeWeb One car is literally frozen shut and the other is stuck in the garage whose door is also frozen shut!! I ain’t goin ANYWHERE!
So mad I missed ZULU this year I had to work love ZULU it’s a family tradition to go every year
ajc1818 I have some videos you might like on my channel
The Tramps and The Second Line Band lead the parade. That means The Krewe of Zulu has arrived. Pride. I get excited just like I did when I was as little girl. 🤭 Zulu is OURS.
Out of ALL the Parades ZULU has the best throws !
@@nola305 definitely Rex lol. I'm assuming the coconuts cut into the throw budget. Bacchus and Endymion throw nice stuff the entire parade
@@johnh8705 and MUCH better throws than Mobile's parades!
Facts
Nooooo bacchus has way better throws and throw like a tsunami of beads.
What do you expect? It’s a Black organization! Black=superiority & excellence.
I was there🤗🤗💥....I see my co- worker husband playing the trombone👍👍
That’s me at 37:39 saying “Aye!!” 😂😂 Thanks for recording this. Also, major props for posting it so fast 🙌🏼
Calvin Gavion Nice man I’m a Jr. Zulu I was looking at this cuz we won’t get to do it this year :( hope you’re doing good
Zulu a beautiful parade
Lost quite a few Zulu members due to Covid😢 in 2019❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Float #16 that's my Big Brother😙 TROY DALIET😎 .."WITCH☠ DOCTOR 2019".
zulu has the best throws!
That's me float#28 in the front driver side😂😂 had so much fun my 8th time riding with Zulu
You guys ROCK. I need to visit NOLA during Carnival.
I was in the parade I’m a jr Zulu :)
This looks just like how my community celebrates our own parade in cape town such as the "kaapse klopse
I sort of get the historical importance for African Americans regarding this Zulu parade, but as a Zulu person I don't know how I feel about the whole Zulu theme.
It's to celebrate Zulu not mock them, Shaka Zulu was love and the Zulus were adorned by people from Louisiana.
We fucked up and let white people apart of the celebration and wear black face and participate I’d be pissed to see my culture be disrespected like this and not one African American actually being Zulu🤦🏾♂️ I’m sorry for my peoples disrespect
@@roybabineaux5353 There is no celebration here Roy. This is Mockery. I am a Nguni girl, a direct descendent of Shaka Zulu and I have never seen a Zulu person looking like that. Why didn't they use brown paint? How do you honor culture by misrepresenting it? This might be funny to Americans but to us Zulus, this is a disgrace and infuriating. I would love to see a real Zulu who feels honored by this ridiculousness. Ngamanyala la!
@@mariamacandrew90 The Zulu parade begin when it was illegal for blacks to celebrate anything in 1901. You're looking at it from one point of view which is understandable, but it's been hashed out since the 60's it literally was to mock the minstrel shows not the Zulus. The king and queen of the Zulus never wears face paint and always dress to the 9's. It is called the Zulu parade because Zulus were the only ones at the time standing up against British rule and fighting back. And I'm sorry that your culture is being used as a play toy.
Ube nosuku oluhle.
@@roybabineaux5353 Thank you for explaining. I went back and read about the origin of this parade and realised I probably overrracted. Thank you for being so kind in making me see the alternative point of view
I saw myself float#28 in front I had so much fun
This is amazing, so is the parade is about south African culture?
Yes mam
I’m riding next year!!!!
I wanna ride in Zulu next year too
When i got my gold coconut......BA BEEEEEE! EVERYTHING !!!
My Talladega in the beginning 💯💯😮💨
I marched this parade on trombone 3xs
OH HELLO I AM BRASIL OH BEAUTIFUL CITY AMAZING
there goes my TRAMPS!
Good footage 🥳🥳🥳
Ayyy im on float #26 with the dreads out 😂😂 i was throwing the whole time but not on this video 🤦🏽♂️ thanks for recording.
Fascinating!
Happy Mardi Gras!💚💜💛
STILL BEAUTIFUL!! N SCARY AS HELL!LOL
BET DEM BABIS DON'T WON'T NO PART!!!LOL
I was there!
2020 float #1 make sure to scream i May give u a coconut
Next year I'm hitting up Zulu. I was upset I had to work this year.
I was out there
my dad was the prince im the kid next to my mom
Do that. Yaaas was there for that
Come thru big Freeda
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 the Zulu folks in SA would go crazy if they saw this (not in a good way even)
Iyajwayela lemgodoyi yaz
Siphesihle, I am going crazy and infuriated. I thought Americans had youtube and google. to research what Zulus look like.
In 2006, after the worst hurricane we ever experienced, it was a miracle that Mardi Gras even happened, and the ZULUS FROM AFRICA CAME TO NEW ORLEANS AND MARCHED IN THE ZULU PARADE AS THE GUESTS OF HONOR! Y’all know nothing about our city and our whoadies. Shut your mouth.
NEW ORLEANS! PROUD TO CRAWL HOME!
@@mariamacandrew90 with Google and UA-cam, I’m surprised you didn’t do your research on the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club before passing such harsh judgement! Here, that remark would be considered terribly racist. We don’t waste our time being infuriated, and we only have one rule here: BE NICE OR LEAVE.
BYE
At Nancy Whitty you missed the fact that all three comments above yours are from Zulu speaking people. Dont let my names fool you I am a Nguni descendent. Nothing infuriates me like seeing my cultures potrayed incorrectly. Judging from previous commentors,most feel the same. If you were so triggered by my comment on America and google then think about how a misrepresentation on other cultures could be triggering. Call it what you want but I will still add my respectful honest and sincere comment, that is just uncool. We need to start respecting each other and each others cultures and values and not continue pepertuating practices no matter how they seem funny and enjoyable to you especially those that degrade, misrepresent or might seem insulting to other cultures. By the way I know a lot of Americans that were infuriated too when we watched that march together. We need to respect each others cultures, that is the only way we can continue building a truly inclusive society based on mutual respect. The intentions of that club might have been pure however, the ability to stop and assess the impact on others, how others feel about certain things we do especially withim the conexto f culture where we are still learning to coexist in a diverse world while honouring our different cultures, things like these need to be really looked at. If others are triggered by it especially those who value the misrepresented people, culture or practice, we need to be open to hear them. While you might say you are not triggered, I am aware my comment on Americans and Google was triggering so I will ho ahead and appologise for them because I realise I said something that challenges, maybe infuriates others. Having said that, when a particular practise offends, we need to try and understand why are people offended. Then we will be on our way to building truly inclusive, respectful societies. By the way I am Gugulenkosi. That is my African name. And by the way English is my 7th language so if anything is wrong in there just edit as you go along.
Why is the Zulu parade at 8 a.m. that is so early in the rest of freezer at night or at 2 p.m. what's up with that
I WANTED TO SEE THE KING AND QUEEN (Bad angle)
Get off your ass and go to New Orleans
John H LOL
@@johnh8705 😄
What street does the parade begin on?
Sheresa Sanders it begins on st Charles
The parade starts at South Claiborne and Jackson Avenue . They travel down Jackson then make a left turn on St . Charles Avenue.
Crowd_wild367 starts on South Claiborne and Jackson then turns onto St Charles
Thanks
I just want to know why is it called Zulu?
Google New Orleans Zulu parade history. It’s all ties to South Africa and slavery
I can smell the beads through the screen
Was there usll laawd help had a ball thank you rvetu year gets better and better
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34:00 Pooh!!
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Float#28 krewe of Fess driverside infront good view of me
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This is why we will never progress beyond racism as a society. If we can't even agree that something like this is racist, then no way we're going to agree on the bigger stuff. Goofy.
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some have on blk paint & you can't even tell HA
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As a South African this is nothing like the Zulu culture and traditions. I don't have a clue what this is supposed to depict. The closest I can see is the Kaapse Klopse in Cape Town.
Google the history of New Orleans Zulu parade
Google the history of New Orleans Zulu parade
Why is blackface ok here?
Check the history of the club and find out. Also, not all black makeup is "blackface."
Joe T if you check the original history of Blackface, you’ll see that before our ancestors were brought to Amerikkka, in the Mother Land, they used to paint their faces black for several different reasons. They’d paint their faces to defend their territory, they’d paint their faces for the birth of a baby, they’d paint their faces for MANY different things. When we were forced here, ‘they’ had prior knowledge of Blackface and made it into something to be made fun of.
I'm Zulu and this is close I didn't know about this next time invite the king that would be great maybe he can bring his amabutho with
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I'm Zulu from South Africa and I don't know what the hell is going on here butI know for sure it is not our culture.
It's not for culture it's to celebrate the Zulu
Is this considered offensive
@@redshoefive3234 not really
@@redshoefive3234 no, it's not considered offensive
Ayabonga they should stop misrepresenting our culture like this
If you are zulu, you must be cringing. ( which I am).
I cringed too!! As a black (USA)woman having lived in Transki....and would visit my in-laws in KwaZulu/Natal seeing much of the beautiful truth. I remember "wait a mime" show coming to B'way theatre the cast was all white and poked fun at SA culture(Zulu)....any way the black people of these groups are not mean spirited ...but in 2020 need research for even better costuming....Covid 19 will cancel 2021 Madi Gra???
Shabalala, I agree with you. This is a disgrace to our continent and our African cultures. It is time we rise up and show people what real Africans look like.
@@auntie9077 Exactly! Dont these Americans have internet?
Wah wah wah
what's this got to do with the Zulu's
What in the Wakanda this is not Zulu be happening here ?
I obviously need to go there and sell some real Zulu clothes cos what the f are they wearing 😭
Zulu has nothing to do with North America and do I see black face 😐 no comment
This is anything but Zulu 💀🥴
It's ridiculous.
😂🤣 guys should be wearing an animal skin not that costume and painting yourself black, that is more like West African carnival of some sort lol