New Orleans Launch Party w/Sugartone Brass Band October 25, 2008

Habitus: A Diaspora Journal (www.habitusmag.com) presents:

NEW ORLEANS NIGHT WITH THE SUGARTONE BRASS BAND

Come out and celebrate the launch of Habitus 04: New
Orleans with the Sugartone Brass Band....

The Sugartone Brass Band is New York's premiere New Orleans-style
brass band devoted to bringing the traditions of the Big Easy to the
Big Apple. They have been featured in New York City's Annual Halloween Parade since 2004.
The Sugartone Brass band is dedicated to promoting the traditions of New Orleans' music worldwide.
Their first album, "Live from Brooklyn," was released in February.

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The new issue is here! As always, we have worked hard to bring you a
unique perspective on an extraordinary city––a view into New Orleans
that only Habitus can offer. Some highlights include:

• A remarkable personal essay abut the conflict between restoration
and renewal from Rodger Kamenetz
• Poetry from Andrei Codrescu and Maxine Cassin, fiction from Nancy
Lemann and Moira Crone
• A guide to disaster and memory from environmental historian Ari Kelman
• L.J. Goldstein's photo essays on the city's dynamic street culture
• Ronne Hartfield's extraordinary memoir about the intersection of
African-American and Jewish roots in one New Orleans family
• Interviews with musician-historian Ned Sublette and the Brazilian
urban-planning innovator Jaime Lerner

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