Gris-gris gumbo ya-ya

Yes, I know Dr John's album Gris-gris was recorded in Los Angeles. But the music, the snaky rhythms, the soulful backup girls, the deep sound, the song titles: Gris-gris Gumbo Ya-Ya, Mama Roux, Danse Kalinda Ba Doom, Jump Steady. This was faraway, fabled New Orleans, Louisiana gumbo swamp voodoo coming out the stereo -- startling enough in itself. Acid-enhanced, the whole voodoo chant thing became even more trance-inducingly weird. The last track? I Walk on Guilded Splinters. Yes, indeed.
No Dr John mention in this post-Katrina roundup of who's missing, who's found, and what various musicians are doing to raise funds for the N'awlins refugees. My bet is he'll be doing somethin', y'all. Reuters.