Yukimi Nagamo performs with Little Dragon at the Ballroom stage. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Buku 2018 finished on Saturday, March 10. The day was marked by the last-minute cancellation of one of the day’s major acts, Lil Uzi Vert. Acts like Bassnectar, Isaiah Rashad, Borgore and Princess Nokia brought people out to Mardi Gras World.
Confetti rains down on the crowd during Bassnectar’s set at the Power Plant stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Elohim performs on the Ballroom stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Matiana Gomez dances with the Buku Breakers near the Wharf stage. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Zack Villere, a Covington, La. native, performs at the Power Plant stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Bassnectar closes out the Power Plant stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Amelia Meath performs with Sylvan Esso on the Ballroom stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya performs on the Wharf stage on Friday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Yung Vul performs with AF the Naysayer at the Wharf stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Kevin Saurer, of Hippie Sabotage, surfs the crowd at the Float Den on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Swan completes her piece, which was up for auction, on Saturday.The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Noname performs on the Power Plant stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Isaiah Rashad performs on the Ballroom stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Griffin performs on the Power Plant stage in place of rapper Lil Uzi Vert, who cancelled at the last minute. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
New Orleans-born rapper Jay Electronica performs on the Ballroom stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Illenium brought the fire during his set on the Power Plant stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
Princess Nokia performs on the Wharf stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
John Cillangir flips during his performance with the Buku Breakers near the Wharf stage on Saturday. The 2018 Buku Music and Art Project took place at Mardi Gras World on March 9 and 10. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
