Second Lines: Poetry In Motion - What is a New Orleans second line, and which second line rituals are deeply embedded in New Orleans culture? In this episode of Ritual, Tank Ball explores the history of second lines in New Orleans, including “jazz funerals” and the brass bands that lead them.
Tank Ball explores the history of second lines in New Orleans.
This episode expands the definition of ritual into communication.
Host Tank Ball explores how rituals across the south reveal complexities of the past and new possibilities for the future. Throughout the series, Tank meets with community members, culture bearers, and historians to observe the ways that placing ceremonial boundaries around death, environmental stewardship, and collective renewal shapes a community's sense of reality.
