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  2. Bamboula (Gottschalk) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago, the term "bamboula" refers to "a kind of vigorous African-based dance with singing and drumming", possibly from the Southern Kikongo language, in which it means "a word which transfers the force of external things into oneself"; and in the Jola languages "bombolong []", "war dance" (Eastern Kikongo: "ignite").

  3. Bamboula - Wikipedia

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    The slaves congregated on the Congo Square to the edge of the area of the French Quarter of New Orleans to dance the bamboula. In 1848, the American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk , born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and whose maternal grandmother was a native of Saint-Domingue , composed a piece entitled Bamboula , the first of four Creole ...

  4. Creole music - Wikipedia

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    At the time of Louis Moreau Gottschalk's birth in 1829, 'Caribbean' was perhaps the best word to describe the musical atmosphere of New Orleans. Although the inspiration for Gottschalk's compositions, such as "Bamboula" and "The Banjo", has often been attributed to childhood visits to Congo Square, no documentation exists for any such visits, and it is more likely that he learned the Creole ...

  5. Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Wikipedia

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    Gottschalk's music was very popular during his lifetime and his earliest compositions created a sensation in Europe. Early pieces like Bamboula, La Savane, Le Bananier and Le Mancenillier were based on Gottschalk's memories of the music he heard during his youth in Louisiana and are widely regarded as the earliest existing pieces of creole music in classical culture.

  6. Music of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues , and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.

  7. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles: Preserving Creole, Cajun ...

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    Festivals Acadiens et Créoles celebrates 50 years this year, a testament to its impact on the Creole and Cajun culture, organizers say..

  8. Congo Square - Wikipedia

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    The music was released in 2023 and features three movements. The first movement is a chant with percussion and singing and feature mixture of Afro-New Orleans cultural music from Congo Square. The second movement is a classical orchestral work Harrison derived from his experiences becoming the recognized Big Chief of Congo Square.

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