Big Chief
Bo Dollis Jr.
& The Wild Magnolias
Bo Dollis Jr.’s entire life has been shaped and spurred by Mardi Gras Indian culture. He masked for the first time at the age of ten, though his parents Big Queen Laurita Dollis and the late Bo Dollis Sr., Big Chief of The Wild Magnolias, wanted him to wait a few more years before he participated fully. Determined to mask, Bo Jr. managed to get his mother’s attention in that regard when he destroyed one of her beaded purses and started sewing on his own. No one could hold him back after that bold and decisive move, and young Bo Took his first steps toward becoming a Big Chief.
New album “My Name is Bo” out now!
“With the release of My Name Is Bo, Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias continue traveling forward on the path that unites the Mardi Gras Indian Nation with artists from throughout the New Orleans music community. They are, after all, one big family.”
— Offbeat.com
“Dollis’ new album My Name Is Bo was produced by fellow NOLA royalty Cyril Neville and expertly blends Crescent City funk and Mardi Gras Indian music.”
— Rolling Stone
“With 'My Name is Bo,' Gerard 'Bo Jr.' Dollis crafts his own vision for the Wild Magnolias”
