• Congo Square - Learn of the West African influence on New Orleans music through the Bamboula.
• Louis Armstrong Park - Learn of many New Orleans music styles from opera to the second line to opera!
• Basin St. Station - Learn of many New Orleans music elements and the origins of the song “Basin Street Blues”.
• Storyville District - Learn about and hear recorded music from the early days of Jazz in the red light district Storyville!
• May Baily’s Place - Enter a replica of a Storyville parlour.
• Bourbon Street - Learn of the French Opera and R&B traditions on New Orleans’ most famous street!
• Preservation Hall - End the tour where the past, present and future of New Orleans music converges - the legendary Preservation Hall!

• Local guide

Discover the famed musical heritage of the world’s most vibrant music city. Begin with Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square, a historic location where African slaves congregated, the only locale in North America where pure West African religious and musical traditions were upheld. Congo Square is the origin of all New Orleans music and numerous globally-renowned songs.

Explore the building that was home to Cosimo Matassa’s revolutionary J&M Studios - the authentic cradle of rock’n’roll. Visit the New Orleans Musicians Tomb, the resting place of many esteemed musicians, the first being Lloyd Washington of the Ink Spots buried on October 23, 2004. The Musicians Tomb was rejuvenated and is now maintained by Robert Florence of NOLA Historic Tours.

Get to know about the Second Line & amble along Basin Street to the remnants of Storyville, the infamous red-light district where talents like Buddy Bolden and Jelly Roll Morton were showcased.

Then move across the Tango Belt to May Bailey’s and the French Opera House, wrapping up with the iconic Preservation Hall.

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