KMUW Music's annual Mardi Gras special returns on Tuesday, March 5. Tune in to Global Village, Strange Currency and Night Train from 7:00 p.m. to midnight to celebrate Fat Tuesday.
It’s carnival time in the Global Village! To celebrate Fat Tuesday, Global Village heads to some carnival hot spots: Brazil for some samba, Trinidad for calypso and steel drum music, and, of course, to the Crescent City for the Mardi Gras Indian group Wild Tchoupitoulas, and such New Orleans favorites as Professor Longhair, the Hawketts, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Strange Currency joins the Mardis Gras celebration with music from The Meters, Michot’s Melody Makers, Robbie Robertson and more.
The Mardi Gras special feature wraps up on the Night Train, from 10 p.m. to midnight.
- Global Village | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
- Strange Currency | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
- Night Train | 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
