Jambalaya in this case is the name of the band playing at the taste of Kelowna. This is at the Taste of Kelowna, Kelowna, British Columbia March 2009
Duration : 0:7:37
David Amram (*1930)
American Dance Suite for orchestra (1986)
I. Cheyenne 0:00
II. Blues 5:49
III. Cajun
The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra/Richard Auldon Clark
‘I decided to make a dance suite as a result of working with Jacques d’Ambroise, the dancer, choreographer and founder of the National Dance Institute in New York. Mr. d’Amboise wanted some of my music for a dance he was to create. After watching the excitement of seeing my composition choreographed (Mary Tyler Moore tap-danced in one section!), I decided I would write a piece celebrating American dance forms, as a concert piece, that could create a ballet in the listener’s mind, and perhaps someday be danced to. The first movement, Cheyenne, uses some traditional melodies of the Cheyenne people (a traditional Cheyenne melody, a traditional Cheyenne hand-game song “NU-USM NO-NOTZ” and a setting of a Cheyenne war dance, TN). The second movement, Blues, is a tribute to the contribution of jazz to the enrichment of our century, as music to dance to and music of great emotional depth [..] Rather than a rendering of traditional blues, it is a tribute to some of the masters like Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Gerry Mulligan, Charlie Mingus and Oscar Pettiford – all whom I have known and performed with earlier in my life. The final movement, Cajun, celebrates another indigenous form of American music that came to us via the Celtic people who lived in Brittany, came to Canada three hundred years ago as French-speaking Acadians, left Canada and arrived in the U.S., settling in Louisiana. There their Celtic-French Canadian music was influenced by the music of Native American and Afro-American cultures into the unique Cajun Culture of today.’ ~ David Amram
Duration : 0:9:38
This tune is listed as Dans a Carre. However “stonemanherny” tells us that “The song is “Danse Carre’”, Square Dance. Cajuns weren’t allowed to speak French at school, much less write or spell it; therefore the names of songs often got lost. Dennis Magee recorded a version, some years ago. ”
Thank you stonemanherny!
Be sure to watch through to the amazing ending as 15 year old Amanda Shaw entertains the crowd at Lakeside Mall in Metairie, LA just 2 months after Katrina.
Duration : 0:5:11
Every Saturday morning around 11 am, local musicians gather at The Coffee Break, located on Main Street in historic downtown Breaux Bridge. It’s become an event that draws people from all over Acadiana and the South! Come join us to dance, make music, and have some of that good Southern coffee…
Duration : 0:4:10
Traditional Mardi Gras is a great deal different from the over commercialized Mardi Gras such as New Orleans. This is just a small sample of some of the rich Cajun Culture distinct to Louisiana and one of the only cultures native to the United States. This video specifically covers the Mardis Gras of the town of Mamou, Louisiana…the home of Cajun Music. Enjoy and remember, though there may be some libation involved…the TRUE Mardis Gras is NOT just about boobies and beads…look it up and learn the cultural tradition for yourself.
Video courtesy of Christopher Jordan
HCProductions.org
Duration : 0:5:51
Learn about the basics of how to play the fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Expert: David Kaynor
Contact: www.DavidKaynor.com
Bio: David Kaynor has over 30 years of fiddle playing experience. He currently teaches and plays the fiddle in the Connecticut River Valley.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:7
Learn about bowing and how to use the bow when playing the fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Expert: David Kaynor
Contact: www.DavidKaynor.com
Bio: David Kaynor has over 30 years of fiddle playing experience. He currently teaches and plays the fiddle in the Connecticut River Valley.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:58
Ryan’s site http://www.captainfiddle.com In this video Ryan performs at Pontine Theatre, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In this short performance he plays 7 different instruments including fiddle, banjo, bones, tin whistle, cajun triangle, Irish wooden flute, and accordion. The original show was 12 minutes long but several small portions were removed to meet the 10 minute You Tube limit. Ryan performs and teaches professionally. Visit his web site for bookings and descriptions of his books, videos, and instructional materials.
Duration : 0:9:52
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1986 Nick Spitzer film on African American dance-hall music in French-speaking southwest Louisiana, with Dolon Carriere, Armand Ardoin, and Alphonse Bois Sec Ardoin.
Music performed by Bebe Carriere, Eraste Carriere, Delton Broussard, The Ardoin Brothers, Jon Delafose and the Eunice Playboys, and Clinvin Jones and Friends.
Duration : 0:1:58