Cajun & Creole Instruments: Triangle
The triangle is a simple, percussive, rhythm instrument central to Cajun music. Consisting of two…
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Cajun & Creole Instruments: Frottoir
The frottoir — sometimes spelled froittoir — is a percussive, rhythmic instrument omnipresent in…
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St. Martin Parish: Where Cajun Culture Began
It's where "Cajun culture began." St. Martin Parish was the earliest arrival destination for exiled Acadian families from France and Nova Scotia in the 1700s. It also cradles the story of African-American slavery to freedom in the rural South. These journeys are the tapestry of South Louisiana's…
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