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Cajun music (French: Musique cadienne), an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they are two separate genres, Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole -based zydeco music.
Mar 19, 2021 · The documentary introduces a vast roster of Cajun musicians, from more contemporary artists like Marc and Ann Savoy, Michael Doucet, Canray Fontenot, Queen Ida Gillory, and Dewer Balfa, to vaunted pioneers of the genre such as Amédé Ardoin, Denus McGee, Nathan Abshire, and Iry Lejune.
The Roots of Fire Project is a multimedia series dedicated to capturing and sharing stories of South Louisiana roots music, encompassing Cajun, Zydeco, and Creole traditions (among others). Through feature documentaries, short films, digital shorts, and live performance pieces, we aim to showcase the richness of Louisiana's French music heritage.
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The definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana. Includes many Cajun and Zydeco greats, featuring Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and many others.
The band appeared in the documentary film The American Epic Sessions (2017), directed by Bernard MacMahon. They recorded Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux's 1928 song " Allons à Lafayette " (the first commercial Cajun recording) [6] on the restored first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s - the same machine that would have originally ...
The first form of traditional cajun music began before the 20th century in south Louisiana. When the Acadians came from New Brunswick & Nova Scotia to Louisiana in 1764, they brought with them many beautiful ballads that told stories of bygone years. Many of these songs can be traced back to France and many songs from France drifted to the ...
Sep 26, 2017 · The popular Cajun tune "Allons Danser Colinda" was first recorded in the 1940s, and swamp-pop rocker Rod Bernard had a particularly successful version of it in the early '60s; historians have...
