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  2. History of Cajun music - Wikipedia

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    A performance by Dewey Balfa, Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival was one major reason behind a revived interest in traditional Cajun music in the mid-1960s. [10] In 1972, the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana started an annual festival that came to be known as Festivals Acadiens.

  3. Swamp pop - Wikipedia

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    Swamp pop is a music genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas.Created in the 1950s by young Cajuns and Creoles, it combines New Orleans–style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French Louisiana musical influences.

  4. Celina, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Celina (/ s ɪ ˈ l aɪ n ə / sil-EYE-nə) is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Celina is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.. The population was 16,739 at the 2020 census, [4] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 43,317.

  5. Cajuns - Wikipedia

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    Cajun fiddler at 1938 National Rice Festival, photographed by Russell Lee. The majority of Cajun festivals include a fais do-do ("go to sleep" in French, originating from encouraging children to fall asleep in the rafters of the dance hall as the parents danced late into the night) or street dance, usually to a live local band. Crowds at these ...

  6. Hundreds turn out for Cajun Fest hosted inside the Ag Center

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    Several Cajun-themed food tents were setup for Cajun Fest at the J S Bridwell Agricultural Center on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Guests could enjoy tasty food, drinks, live music, games, large ...

  7. Acadian World Congress - Wikipedia

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    The second congress was held from July 31, 1999 to August 15, 1999 in several parishes in Louisiana, including, Terrebonne, Lafayette, East Baton Rouge.The 1999 event featured the reunions of over 80 Acadian families, three major concerts (Houma, Oak Alley Plantation, and Lafayette Cajundome), and academic conferences centered on economics, culture, women's issues, genealogy and genetics.

  8. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    The Courir de Mardi Gras (Cajun French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".

  9. Dewey Balfa - Wikipedia

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    Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana . He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an ...