New Orleans, a name synonymous with music, has recently been steeped in things other than music. The devastation triggered by Hurricane Katrina has caused untold grief and many lives have been lost and homes destroyed; indeed, an entire city was forced to come to terms with its mortality in a most brutal and fearsome manner, submerged under the fury of nature, and left hanging in abeyance, spirit, guts, heart and all.

The desolation and ruin brought about by Hurricane Katrina had hidden in it another fear, or whether a unique and vibrant city may be lost forever. Something not instantly perceptible, but truly invaluable in its own right had been swept clearly away in the floods - the soul of a city groomed by the voice of dissension. And it has been brought up before, this question of identity