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Cajun music is a traditional genre of music from Louisiana. An emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, it is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they
Fais do-do near Crowley, Louisiana in 1938.
Lost Bayou Ramblers, New Orleans.
Traditional Cajun instruments: tit-fer, Cajun accordion, and a fiddle.
Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, 2015.
Cajuns
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The Cajuns, also known as Louisiana Acadians, are an American ethnic group mainly found in the US state of Louisiana and the surrounding Gulf Coast states.
Cajun music
…Cajun music (French: Musique cadienne) is a traditional genre of music from Louisiana. An emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, it 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…
Cajun French is spoken in Louisiana.
Cajun dancers in traditional clothing, 1940; colorized in 2022.
2009 artist's rendition of Acadian militia captain Joseph "Beausoleil" Broussard (1702–1765).
1923 illustration of the 1755 deportation of the Acadians.