GRAMMY award-winning and nominated musicians from Acadiana Music has been the soul of Acadiana since the area's humble beginnings, with a melting pot of Cajuns, Creoles, European and Native American cultures inspiring fresh new sounds. South Louisiana has fostered folk music, country, rock, and…
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The triangle is a simple, percussive, rhythm instrument central to Cajun music. Consisting of two…
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The frottoir — sometimes spelled froittoir — is a percussive, rhythmic instrument omnipresent in…
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A bowed string instrument, the fiddle is central to the sound, culture, and history of Cajun music…
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A relatively recent invention, the bellows-driven, vibrating reed squeezebox known as the accordion…
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Here in Louisiana, we are known for our joie de vivre , a French expression meaning our exuberant…
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You can’t step foot in Cajun country without hearing it. “La Porte d’en Arrière” (The Back Door) is…
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Are you short on time for your first visit to Cajun Country? Are you overwhelmed with all of the…
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Three remarkably accomplished young musicians come together in T’Monde, the Acadian phenomenon that…
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Can you feel it? The chatter of “Happy Festival!” as people pass each other and the smell of Bon Creole’s crawfish bread bowl is floating in the humid spring air can mean only one thing. Festival International is here! If you’re a Lafayette local or if you come in every year you know Festival…
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