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Fire in the Hole: The spirit work of Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors

February 28, 2018 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

When Victor Harris came out in his beautiful new red suit on Carnival Day 2018, it marked his 53rd year masking Indian, the most in the history of the Mardi Gras Indians. He made his way to the porch of the Backstreet Cultural Museum, where he spoke of freedom, peace and unity. Soon thereafter, Harris, the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Chief of the Mandingo Warriors stepped into the street and met Chief Donald Harrison Jr. of...

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