Cajun music comes from southwest Louisiana and has roots in Acadian traditions, from the ancestors of the Cajuns. Cajun music also borrows from Irish, African, German, and Appalachian music traditions. Cajun music has been influenced by Western swing, rock ‘n’ roll, and country music. A typical modern Cajun band includes accordion, fiddle, guitar, bass, and drums. Other instruments, including the pedal steel guitar and the triangle (or ’tit fer), are also common.
Author
Joshua C. Caffery
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Entry Published
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June 27, 2023 |
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Entry Last Updated
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June 28, 2023 |
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Coverage
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1920–present |
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Category
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Regions
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Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana) |
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Time Periods
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Antebellum Period, Bourbon Era, Civil War Period, Contemporary Period, French Colonial Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era, Pre-Columbian Era, Reconstruction Period, Spanish Colonial Period, U.S. Territorial Period |
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C |
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Grade Level
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1st Grade: Life in the Great State of Louisiana |
Louisiana K–12
Student Standard(s) for Social Studies
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1.8 b. 1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:
b. Music: Cajun, jazz, zydeco
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The text of "Cajun Music" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"Cajun Music" by Joshua C. Caffery
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Credit
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This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA). |
