Playing Accordion Music : Diatonic Zydeco Accordions
Learn about single acting zydeco types of accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Expert: Paul Becker
Bio: Paul Becker has been playing the piano for more then 20 years. He is a musician in heart and soul, and also plays the Accordion and the Shofar.
Filmmaker: Danniel Fishler
Duration : 0:1:24
Creole Musicians Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie
Creole Musicians Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie grammy nominated 2007
Duration : 0:4:44
Cajun Music at Vermillionville, Lafayette, Louisiana
Here is some authentic Cajun music at the Vermillionville historical center in Lafayette, Louisiana. The melodian player is Nonc Jules Guidry and the guitar player is Burnel Mareau and they are singing a song in Cajun:
The mosquitos all ate my sweetheart,
All they left was the big toe.
I used the big toe to put a stopper on my whiskey jug,
(then he goes on to describe his family)
Your little brother looks like a frog,
Your sister looks like an elephant,
Your momma looks like the corner of a sidewalk,
You might also like my Steel Drum video from St. Lucia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ggMqVqo5V0
Duration : 0:2:16
Acadian Culture
Acadian culture is enjoyed and blends freely throughout Cape Breton.
Duration : 0:7:26
Cajun Music: ft. Band Jambalaya
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
Cajuns – Acadiens
The Cajuns
Cajun Music
Song: Parlez-nous à boire
From the Movie: Southern Comfort
“O, parlez-nous à boire, non pas du mariage,”
“Toujours en regrettant nos jolis temps passes.”
1755
Les Anglais Déportent les Acadiens.
1755
The British deport the Acadians.
1764
Première arrivée documentée des Acadiens en Louisiane.
1764
First documented arrival of Acadians in Louisiana
1860
La Guerre Civile laisse la Louisiane en ruine. Le Général Nordiste Butler désire punir les Cajuns pour s`être alliés avec les États Confédérés en interdisant l`utilisation du français dans les activités publiques.
1860′s
Louisiana lay in ruins after the Civil War. The use of French in public activities is interdicted by Union General Butler to punish Louisiana for being allied with the Confederate States.
1921
La Constitution des États-Unis interdit l’usage de nul autre langue que l`Anglais en Louisiane.
1964
L’Acte de Droit Civil de Lousianne interdit la discrimination basée sur la race, couleur de peau, religion ou Nationalité.
1969
L’arrivée des premiers enseignants Français et Québécois.
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