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Casa Samba: Identity, Authenticity, And Tourism In New Orleans, Lauren Lastrapes
Casa Samba: Identity, Authenticity, And Tourism In New Orleans, Lauren Lastrapes
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
Casa Samba is a cultural organization and samba school that has been operating in New Orleans’ performance scene since 1986. The group has been run by an American couple, Curtis and Carol Pierre, since its inception. Their son, Bomani Pierre, has been raised in the Afro-Brazilian drumming and dance practices that Casa Samba teaches and performs. Life histories of the group’s founding family are the basis of this qualitative case study. Using the details of individual lives and the context that these details provide, this dissertation seeks answers to two key questions: How and why does an American couple …