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State Instrument Image Date & Citation Arkansas: Fiddle: 1985 [1] Hawaii: Ukulele (ʻauana/contemporary musical instrument) 2015 [2] Pahu (kahiko/traditional musical instrument) Kentucky: Appalachian dulcimer: 2001 [3] "Mighty Wurlitzer" organ (theater pipe organ) 2005 [4] Louisiana: Cajun accordion: 1990 [5] Missouri: Fiddle: 1987 [6] New ...
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.
Louisiana sugar cane jelly: LL 170.8, 2003 Mammal: Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) LL 161.1, 1992 Meat pie: Natchitoches meat pie: LL 170.9, 2003 Motto "Union, justice and confidence" LL 151, 1902 Musical instrument: Diatonic accordion, also known as the Cajun accordion LL 155.3, 1990 Reptile: American alligator (Alligator ...
A 1999 article noted 29 accordion builders in Southwest Louisiana, as well as one in New Orleans and one in Texas. [2] Hohner (Germany) Andre Michot (Louisiana, United States) Larry Miller (Louisiana, United States) Marc Savoy (Louisiana, United States) Greg Mouton (Louisiana, United States) Clarence Martin Jr (Louisiana, United States)
During World War II, and the Second Great Migration, many French-speaking and Louisiana Creole-speaking Créoles from the area around Marksville and Opelousas, Louisiana left a poor and prejudiced state for better economic opportunities in Texas. Their numbers were surpassed by the many southern Blacks, including people of color, who migrated ...
Slave Songs of the United States (final 7 songs) [6] 1902 CS: Creole Songs from New Orleans in the Negro-Dialect [7] 1915 AA: Afro-American Folksongs [8] 1921 CF: Six Creole Folk-Songs [9] 1921 BB: Bayou Ballads: Twelve Folk-Songs from Louisiana [10] 1939 LF: Louisiana French Folk Songs [11] (Chapter 6: "Creole Folk Songs") 1946 DS: Creole ...
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... List of Louisiana state symbols; A.