Papa Mali
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"Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne" is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter who grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, and lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

His debut recording Thunder Chicken, produced by Dan Prothero, has been referred to as "one of the few truly wild and unruly records to come from the rock & roll tradition in the 21st century".

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If they can hold Mardi Gras this year, it's going to be twice as good next year. It's a tradition that's survived for hundreds of years and it's going to keep surviving.

If I can't be down there for Mardi Gras than it's nice to bring it to the people up here.

In the wake of Katrina there's a lot of people that are waiting to see if its going to bounce back. But I've already been back down there and the town is bouncing back. It's going to take a long time before it's like it was.