Mus 152 1nd Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I. Started watching "Jai ete au bal"Outline of Current Lecture II. Finished watching "Jai ete au bal"III. ZydecaCurrent LectureTimeline recap:- French in Acadia 1600’s- 1755 exile- 1770’s resettlement in LA- “Acadians” -> “Cajuns”- Gumbo culture: Cajun/ creole - Bal de maison- Fiddle- accompanied + drone style- Titfer triangle- Late 19th century accordion - Amede Ardoin (Denis McGee)- 1930’s Americanism, assimilation- Post WWII revival- Regional became national 1964- Newport, Rhode Island Folk Festival - Rock n roll influence 1960’sMichael Doucet- folklorist, violinist - Beausoleil- band- Cajun rock- cool to be Cajun 70’sZydeco - Accordion driven music of South West Louisiana Creoles- Barry Ancelet (folklorist): “same combination as Cajun music, but with slightly different emphasis”These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Cajuns: strong sense of history, rite of passage, been through hell- Creoles: less romantic attachment to the past. No fabulous rite of passage. History of constant difficulty, slavery, innovators- Post WWII o Electric rhythm and blueso Recordings- Clifton Chenier, piano accordion- Boozoo Chavis- button accordion - “Les Horicots sont pas sol”- “The bean shave no safe”- metaphorClifton Crenier and Cleveland C. Frattoir = rubboard corrugated metal vest 1954Family Traditions: C.J. Chenier (Son of Clifton C); Chris Ardoin (great nephew of Arnedi
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