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3 days ago · It is often considered the Creole music of Louisiana. Zydeco, a derivative of Cajun music, purportedly hails from Là-là, a genre of music now defunct, and old south Louisiana jurés. As Louisiana French and Louisiana Creole was the lingua franca of the prairies of southwest Louisiana, zydeco was initially sung only in Louisiana French or Creole.
3 days ago · Haitian Creole (/ ˈ h eɪ ʃ ən ˈ k r iː oʊ l /; Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen, [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]; French: créole haïtien, [kʁe.ɔl a.i.sjɛ̃]), or simply Creole (Haitian Creole: kreyòl), is a French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12 million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other ...
- 12 million (2022)
- Haiti
- French Creole, Circum-Caribbean FrenchHaitian Creole
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May 3, 2024 · 0. Save the date for the 40th anniversary of Festivals Acadiens et Creoles in South Louisiana. Originating as a Tribute to Cajun Music concert in Lafayette in 1974, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is deservedly honoring its own 40-year evolution this year, along with two other anniversaries significant to its founding.
2 days ago · The Cajun and Creole traditions in Louisiana music, the folk and popular styles of Hawaiian music, and the bluegrass and old time music of the Southeastern states are a few examples of diversity in American music.
May 1, 2024 · Clifton Chenier (born June 25, 1925, Opelousas, La., U.S.—died Dec. 12, 1987, Lafayette, La.) was an American popular musician and pioneer in the development of zydeco music—a bluesy, southern Louisiana blend of French, African American, Native American, and Afro-Caribbean traditions.
May 9, 2024 · King Oliver (born May 11, 1885, Abend, La., U.S.—died April 8, 1938, Savannah, Ga.) was an American cornetist who was a vital link between the semi-mythical prehistory of jazz and the firmly documented history of jazz proper.
May 16, 2024 · In 1923, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band – also featuring Louis’ soon-to-be wife Lil Hardin – recorded sides for Gennett. These are believed to be the first Armstrong recordings. One of the songs is “Dippermouth Blues,” co-penned by Armstrong and Oliver.
