70 Songs For Your Mardi Gras Music Playlist

Break out the beads, enjoy the tunes, and bon ton roula, y'all!

Brittany Barber

Contributor

If you're looking for a fun Mardi Gras playlist for your Fat Tuesday party — look no further! If you didn't already know, Mardi Gras is the culmination of the Carnival season and the biggest party of the year for many folks living in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and even other countries around the globe. If you've never been to New Orleans or enjoyed a bowl of Jambalaya, then you're in for a treat.

During Mardi Gras celebrations, you'll hear a whole mish-mash of party music and other genres. For this playlist, we've focused mainly on brass bands, rhythm and blues, jazz, and zydeco in order to capture the traditional sounds of the Bourbon Street festivities. Looking for live music to play at your Mardi Gras party? Check out our selection of jazz bands and soloists here!

Make sure to scroll to the end of the list to find the direct link to our bangin' Mardi Gras Spotify playlist.

Happy listening, y'all!

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Here are 70 songs you'll want to add to your Mardi Gras playlist:

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Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed - Allen Toussaint
Cubacajun Carnival - Los Hombres Calientes
Skokiaan - Kermit Ruffins
Hurricane Season - Trombone Shorty
Carnivale Time - Galactic, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson
When The Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong
Take Your Drunken Ass Home - Big Al Carson
The Mardi Gras Song - Bobby Charles
Oogum Boogum Song - Brenton Wood
Mack The Knife - Dr. John, Mike Ladd, Terence Blanchard
Why You Worried 'Bout Me? - Rebirth Brass Band
I Know You Mardi Gras - Bo Dollis
The Second Line - Stop, Inc
Big Chief - Professor Longhair, Earl King
Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Jessie Hill
Why Don't You Go To New Orleans - Jim Beatty
Audubon Zoo - Mardi Gras Mambo
Jump On It - Big Freedia
Tripped Out Slim - Trombone Shorty
Killing Me - Honey Island Swamp Band
Don't You Just Know It? - Huey "Piano" Smith, His Clowns
Knock With Me - Lil' Rascals Brass Band
Haterz - Keith Frank, The Soileau Zydeco Band
What'cha Do - Johnnie Allan
Going Fast - Feufollet
High Heel Sneakers - The New Orleans Catahoulas
Kidnapper - Jewel & The Rubies
Let The Good Times Roll - The Revelers
La Vieille Chanson De Mardi Gras - Cedric Watson
My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
I Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band
Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawketts
Street Parade - Earl King
Monk's Mardi Gras - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Tremé Mardi Gras - Kermit Ruffins
It Ain't My Fault - Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
Zulu King - James Andrews
All On A Mardi Gras Day - The Wild Magnolias
Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair
Grazing in the Grass - Treme Brass Band
Carnival Time - Rebirth Brass Band
Who Dat Called Da Police - New Birth Brass Band
Treme’ Second Line - Kermit Ruffins
Party Town - Bobby Charles
Zydeco Mardi Gras - C.J. Chenier
All In a Mardi Gras Day - Big Al Carson
Golden Crown - Treme Brass & Indian Band
Shrimp and Gumbo - Rebirth Brass Band
Lil’ lisa Jane - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Trombone Shorty, James Andrews
No City Like New Orleans - Earl King and Roomful of Blues
Show Me That Dance Called the Second Line - New Birth Brass Band
Meet Me On Frenchmen Street - Shamarr Allen, Kermit Ruffins
Palm Court Strut - Kermit Ruffins
Mr. Big Stuff - Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band
Come Down To New Orleans - Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Sweet Home New Orleans - Dr. John
Carnival Time - Bo Dollis, The Wild Magnolias
My Dawlin New Orleans - Little Queenie & the Percolators
Rebirth Medley: My Song, Pie Pt. 2, Mexican - Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band
The Mardi Gras Song - Davell Crawford
Mardi Gras Time - Bayou Renegade Indians
Jump to the Music - Henry Butler
Take It To The Street - Rebirth Brass Band
Didn't He Ramble - Kermit Ruffins
It’s Later Than You Think - Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band
New Orleans Music - Rebirth Brass Band
Foot Of Canal Street - John Boutté
Drop Me Off In New Orleans - Kermit Ruffins, Irvin Mayfield, Dr. Michael White
King Cake - Big Al Carson

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About Brittany Barber

Brittany Barber, lover of books, dogs, and romance, graduated from Bishop’s University with a Communications and Theatre degree. After spending some time working abroad in the theatre world, she is now a freelance writer covering a range of lifestyle topics including event planning for The Bash, WeddingWire, 2life and Fluttr, and shopping for BuzzFeed.

Published on 1/24/2024