Here's some information about The Wild Tchoupitoulas

"The Wild Tchoupitoulas are a legend in the history
of New Orleans music and defined what we now identify as the "New Orleans sound." To my knowledge they only recorded one complete
album...but what an album it was! The Wild Tchoupitoulas,
recorded in 1976 and produced by the legendary Allen Toussaint, marked the first time that the Neville Brothers recorded together. Decked out in full Mardi Gras Indian regalia, the Wild Tchoupitoulas paved the way for the acceptance of a diverse group of musicians that even includes Robert Palmer"

The Wild Tchoupitoulas

Here's another online write-up about this group:

"This tribe marked a milestone for New Orleans music when it became one of the first Mardi Gras Indian tribes to record their particular call and response songs for a major record label . The tribe was founded in 1967, but the beginning as a musical group formed by it's leader and then, Big Chief Jolly, was one of first to promote the calls or "chants" of the tribes. The success of the song "Iko Iko", by the Dixie Cups in 1971 caused a mad rush by a small group of promoters to find out where the song originated. The tribe caught the eye of those local promoters and were recorded in the 1980's with the New Orleans Project . The group went through it's gambit of semi gospel style of the popular call-and-response chants that have become funky mantras. Covering the traditional numbers they go way, way back."

Big Chief: Roderick Sylvas
Big Queen: Jaime Sylvas/ Keionna Harris
Wild Man: John Elison
Flag Boy: Robert Harris
Spy Boy: Justin Harris
Gang Flag: Eddie Williams

Marches:
Super Sunday
St Joseph's Day
Mardi Gras Day

They Mask with pride......They walk with Spirit

Mardi Gras Digest

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I'm trying to find out what "toupitoulas" means.

Does anyone know? And if so, how 'bout sharin that info.

Thanks.