A Visual Guide to Bounce Music

Check out Fuse's photo tour of New Orleans' booty-shaking musical subgenre.

May 9, 2012
Big Freedia at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2012
Queen Diva Big Freedia described bounce music to Fuse when we spoke to her in March: "It’s simple, uptempo, heavy bass, call and response type music. And it has a lot to do with ass shaking.”
Erika Goldring
Big Freedia At The Bounce Shake Down on May 6, 2012
The Bounce Shake Down brought Big Freedia, Katey Red, Keedy Black and DJ Poppa to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 6, 2012, in New Orleans.
Erika Goldring
Katey Red at the Bounce Shake Down
Erika Goldring
Where's Katey? Follow the Leading Lines
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Dancing Cheek to Cheek
This is not what Fred Astaire was talking about.
Erika Goldring
Bowing to the Queen Diva
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Keedy Black at the Bounce Shake Down
Erika Goldring
Chest In Show
One of Big Freedia's dancers at the Bounce Shake Down.
Erika Goldring
There Are Easier Ways to Get Rid of the Hiccups
But it's more fun this way.
Erika Goldring
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To New Orleans
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Diana Crawl
Well, it should be her name.
Erika Goldring
New Orleans' Take on Picasso
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Jean Genie
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Things a human body isn't supposed to do
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