Fire in the Hole: The Spirit Work of Fi Yi Yi & Mandingo Warriors | 
pickA gorgeous book of photos/ interviews with one tribe of the famous New Orleans‘ Mardi Gras Indians. If years of fascinating NOLA neighborhood history, the many influences of an Afro-Atlantic cultural diaspora and a powerful close-knit community determined to struggle through every tragedy, personal and city-wide (Katrina), does not draw you in, then the performative dance, traditional songs and jaw-dropping, ornate beaded work of “masking” will.
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