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Eh La Bas is a traditional New Orleans song.Originally it was sung with Cajun lyrics but was later given French lyrics and the common title from the French lyrics. There have been numerous versions, including English lyrics that refer to both the Cajun and French versions, and all employ a call and response.
Cajun English is traditionally non-rhotic and today variably non-rhotic. A comparison of rhoticity rules between Cajun English, New Orleans English, and Southern American English showed that all three dialects follow different rhoticity rules, and the origin of non-rhoticity in Cajun English, whether it originated from French, English, or an independent process, is uncertain.
Cajun music (French: Musique cadienne), an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they are two separate genres, Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole -based zydeco music.
Folk Songs of the Bayou Country — 1966 Artificial Rose: 10 Sings Country Songs — 1967 The World of Country Music — 1968 The Jimmy Newman Way — Born to Love You: 42 1969 The Jimmy Newman Style — 1970 Country Time — 1974 Sings Cajun — La Louisiane 1976 Progressive Country — Plantation Greatest Hits — 1978 Cajun Cowboy — 1979 ...
Dewey Balfa playing in Bordeaux, France, in 1977. This era is named for the cultural "Cajun Renaissance" movement of the late 1960s to the present, a period in Louisiana of burgeoning pride in the local Cajun and Creole culture and interest in preserving the French language and uniquely Louisiana traditions.
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Louisiana Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people, mostly in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [4] Also known as Kouri-Vini, [1] it is spoken today by people who may racially identify as white, black, mixed, and Native American, as well as Cajun and Creole.
Menard was born in Erath, Louisiana, and was the only child [3] of Ophy and Helena Primeaux Menard. [4] He was part of a Cajun farming family. He took up the guitar at age 16 and started playing dances in Louisiana clubs at 17. [4]