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|| The Winners
Feature [ May, 2019 ]
The clip contest is judged by SportsShooter.com members. The following images are the winners for the month of May, 2019.
Second Place: "Space Suit"
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| Matthew Hinton | Taking his suit to infinity and beyond, trumpeter Chadrick Honore, of the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band, reigns as the Divine King of the Divine Ladies Social and Pleasure Club Second Line in the Central City neighborhood in New Orleans, La. Sunday, May 19, 2019. The suit was designed by Laron Nelson of Opulent Designs. The Divine Ladies paraded with the theme 'Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Divine' with their feathered fans saying 'Divine on Fire' as they danced to the music of the Big Six Brass Band. There are around 40 second line Sunday parades a year that are free and open to the public, who can find the parade routes in various neighborhoods throughout the city. The S&P clubs owe their origins to benevolent aid organizations that would offer insurance, legal assistance, and pay for funerals including 'jazz funerals' for African-Americans. The elaborate costumes are said to have come from competition among benevolent societies to see who could send off their members in the best style possible during a traditional 'jazz' funeral that actually predates jazz music. The societies almost fizzled out after desegregation and competition with traditional insurance companies in the 1970s. The Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs emerged along with rebirth of New Orleans brass bands in the 1980s and 90s to carry on the tradition including the Rebirth Brass Band. Central City is the birthplace of cornetist Buddy Bolden who is a key figure in the birth of Jazz music. Copyright: Matthew Hinton |
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