History of Cajun music
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Cajun music has its roots based in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada, and in country music.
Cajun musicians at a 2010 Courir de Mardi Gras
Joe Falcon's last accordion, a pre-WWII German "Eagle" brand
Musicians in Crowley 1938
Dewey Balfa playing in Bordeaux, France, in 1977
Cajun music
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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
History of Cajun music
…Cajun music has its roots based in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada, and in country music. The first form of traditional cajun music began…
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.