Historic site
Congo Square
49 locals recommend,
Location
701 N Rampart St
New Orleans, LA
Tremé / Lafitte
Tips from locals
Chris
March 19, 2016
Music anyone? Afro-American rhythms were created here first!
Kay
July 19, 2021
Slaves and free blacks gathered here on Sundays for dancing and drumming, the rhythms and variations of which are an integral part of early jazz, brass band music, second lines and parade beats. The Congo Square Preservation Society convenes on Sundays from 3-5 pm to continue the tradition.
Bella B
July 3, 2015
sunday summer nights have live drumming circle. often has live events that are free
Andy & Tracy
January 2, 2015
The birth place of Jazz! Where African drum beats met native American and European influences.
Mathilde
January 2, 2020
In the southern corner of Armstrong Park is Congo Square, an open space where the enslaved and free people of color gathered throughout the 19th century for meetings, open markets, and the African dance and drumming celebrations that played a substantial role in the development of jazz. Local voodoo practitioners still consider Congo Square a spiritual base and gather at the Square for rituals.
In the southern corner of Armstrong Park is Congo Square, an open space where the enslaved and free people of color gathered throughout the 19th century for meetings, open markets, and the African dance and drumming celebrations that played a substantial role in the development of jazz. Local voodoo…
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