The annual Musical Louisiana concert, hosted by the Historic New Orleans Collection and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, will highlight the works for 19th century Creole composers, like Edmond Dede, ...
The term "creole" is one of those protean things whose meaning hinges on the context in which it is used. At the very least, it tends to suggest some degree of acculturation or multiple ethnic ...
The use of French and Creole in Louisiana has been on the decline for decades, although a number of initiatives and organizations are attempting to slow the slide and preserve the state’s unique ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) —The origins of New Orleans’ most beloved organizations are storied. By the early 1900s, women from New Orleans ...
If you were ever curious as to what pre-jazz music might have sounded like in the Louisiana area, then Benoit LeBlanc's Mô kouzin mô kouzinn is the album for you. LeBlanc presents 27 Creole songs that ...
The setting -- Negro folk music in the United States -- Anthems and spirituals as oral literature -- Cries, calls, whooping, and hollering -- Sounds of work -- Blues -- Ring games and playparty songs ...
Follow Musician Don Vappie in the months after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. From 2006, this documentary from filmmakers Glen Pitre and Michelle Benoit follows jazz musician Don Vappie in the ...