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Cajun & Creole Instruments: Triangle
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Cajun & Creole Instruments: Accordion
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Cajun & Creole Instruments: Fiddle
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Cajun & Creole Instruments: Frottoir
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History of Festivals Acadiens et Creole
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Playlist: T'Monde
Acadiana Musical Families
The Savoys
Two-Step Your Way Through Acadiana
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Playlist: Joel Savoy
Cajun Country Dancehalls
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Chubby’s enthusiasm for his heritage and culture is present in every aspect of his life-both professional and personal.
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Bellows-driven, vibrating reed squeezebox known as the accordion was first manufactured in Germany.
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The frottoir is a percussive, rhythmic instrument present in Zydeco music and to a lesser extent, in Cajun music.
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A weekly playlist with a rundown of live music in the area curated by local musician Philippe Billeaudeaux.
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Activist, environmentalist, poet & singer-songwriter Zachary Richard’s roots are deeply planted in Louisiana.
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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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The craft behind building the specialized instruments responsible for the music of Cajun Country is rarely, if ever,...
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Born, raised, and currently residing in Lafayette, LA Roddie Romero lives and breathes South Louisiana culture.
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The triangle is a simple, percussive, rhythm instrument central to Cajun music.
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The Savoy family preserves and shares in the bounty of their Cajun musical and cultural heritage.
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