Song of Survival

摘要

It's an unseasonaably cold early-March day, and the cast and crew of HBO's Treme are spending it in a cemetery, the mausoleums providing the only break from the wind whipping across the nearby Mississippi River. They're shooting a funeral scene; family and friends huddle around, a preacher says a few words, and a gospel singer launches into a fiery, mournful rendition of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow."rnAnd then it's time for the party music.rnIn New Orleans, a funeral means celebration: delirious, upbeat brass music-here played by the renowned Eureka Brass Band-and a cakewalk parade from the burial.