Fourth of July is upon us in just days, and the return of the Bayou St John Boat Parade. This Event? is put on by the Krewe Of Kolossos, and their founder Katrina Brees. THIS YEAR? Skinz N Bonez will be BONE ON THE BAYOU, […]
Author: mardi claw
Skinz N Bonez is an arts collective, and social aid and pleasure club from New Orleans. Formed in 2011, with the assistance of our "soul sweepers," Skinz N Bonez is known for their tradition of waking up the neighborhood on Mardi Gras morning. This tradition dates as far back as 1819 with the original male bone gangs (see Northside Skull and Bone). Skinz N Bonez is part of the renaissance of Mardi Gras krewes, social aid & pleasure clubs, Mardi Gras indians, and bone gangs that have risen since Hurricane Katrina.
Bringing back a tradition long held only by male bone gangs in New Orleans, Skinz N Bonez wake up the living on Mardi Gras day, lending a feminine element to the morning with song and dance, chant and drum, and smiles on our faces. It is our goal not only to wake you up to greet the day, but to instill a sense of tradition and cultural significance to one of the oldest religious ceremonies in the world: Carnivale. In honor of that carnivale spirit, we shed our flesh, down to bone, and remind you that we are all mortal. Echoing the Day of the Dead / Dia de Los Muertos traditions of the Mexican people, and the European traditions of the dead to the living, we remind ourselves - and everyone else - that life is short. Enjoy each moment, and each tradition and custom, and pass it from one generation to the next. We bring the spirits of the past to the streets on Mardi Gras day. Join us in our celebration of honoring our ancestors.
WISH BONEZ
Its everyones dream to be a bone, YES its true. IF you’d like to become a bone? one needs look no further. THIS summer? we are opening up the opportunity to roll with Skinz N Bonez, and the SOUL sweepers. please submit your name, and […]
mardigras day at miss martha’s
one of the many fun aspects of being a bone? is the opportunity to carry on the tradition of waking up the living on a mardigras day. this is a shot from Miss Martha’s house! The Grim Reefer on the left, Big Queen in the […]
KIRIAKA skinz n bonez all on an okeanos day!
We had a great time rolling this year in Okeanos! We had the even more wonderful opportunity afterwards? to bond with our friends KIRIAKA from sweden! here’s JUJUbonez, Gingabonez and big queen on the right, hanging out on the parade route on st charles avenue, […]
SHAQ ATTACK
this was taken at st josephs nite, with the Wild Tchoupitoulas! we were lucky enough to be invited to roll with them, and provide support! SHAQ was there, to inspire young kids to drum! We look forward to MORE SHAQ! all hail! photo courtesy of […]
st josephs nite recap!
ALL HAIL! it was a lovely night, and we all met up at 45 TCHOUP the original home of the wild tchoupitoulas! We paid HOMAGE to the BIG CHIEF as we rolled through the streets of uptown New Orleans, all the way to second and […]
Mardigras Mourning!
seven am wake up call! with Phillip at homespace gallery!
AND they ALL axed for you!
backstreet cultural museum on mardigras day! the krewe of zooloo shows up, and the bone gangs all gather.
WAKE UP or YOU HEXXED!
Big Queen on Mardgras Day, waking up the neighborhood! we are the skinz n bonez we creep up to your home and scare you wide awake on mardigras day! We creepin way before dawn and the Indians sing their song they say that hoo, nah […]
happy summer!
after a wonderful festival season, summer is upon us. We’d like to say special thank you’s to the Wild Tchoupitoulas, for the opportunity to roll with them for jazzfest. We meet each monday at seven pm for the summer, at the Bamboula Drum Station at […]