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Songs We Love: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy With The Roots Of Music, 'The Curse'

Pan-generational brass bands join this joyous, weird trip through New Orleans cemeteries and streets, with cameos from stalwarts of local street culture.
A still from Bonnie "Prince" Billy's "The Curse" video.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, was among the many New Orleans institutions that were affected dramatically by the city's struggle to recover and rebuild. An extreme revamp of the public school system disrupted the established structure of music classes and marching-band

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