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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.
Douglas James Kershaw (born January 24, 1936 [1] [2]) is an American fiddle player, singer, and songwriter from Louisiana.Active since 1948, he began his career as part of the duo Rusty and Doug, along with his brother, Rusty Kershaw.
While its repertoire includes hundreds of traditional Cajun, Creole and zydeco songs, BeauSoleil has also pushed past constraints of purely traditional instrumentation, rhythm, and lyrics of Louisiana folk music, incorporating elements of rock and roll, jazz, blues, calypso, and other genres in original compositions and reworkings of ...
Benoit fell in love with the instrument and playing Cajun music. He soon added Cajun songs to his set lists. In 1993, he signed to the Master-Trak label and in 1994 recorded his first CD (Avec Amis).: [1] The album was nominated for "Best First Album" and "Valerie" was nominated for "Song of the Year" by the Cajun French Music Association. [2]
The Hackberry Ramblers (also known as the Riverside Ramblers) is a Grammy Award-nominated Cajun music band based in Hackberry, Louisiana and formed in 1933. Since its heyday in the late 1930s it has become one of the most recognized names and influential groups in Cajun music.
Sheryl Cormier (born March 15, 1945) is an American Cajun accordion musician. She began playing the accordion when she was 7 years old. She is "one of the few women to establish herself in Cajun music" and is the first professional Cajun accordion female musician.
Cajun-ness in Media: Examination of the portrayal of Cajun culture in films and instructional dance videos, highlighting the tension between tradition and innovation. Ethnographic and Theoretical Synthesis: Application of Deleuze and Guattari's theories to the ethnographic study of musical and dance venues, focusing on concepts like ...
Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana . He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an ...