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Streaming Audio & Video Clips on Louisiana Traditional Culture Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (Cajun), Clifton Chenier (Zydeco), The Ever Ready Gospel Singers (Gospel), Billie and DeDe Pierce (Jazz), Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux and the ReBirth Brass Band (Mardi Gras Indians), Lucinda Williams (Contemporary Country), Ernie K-Doe (R&B), Kenny Bill Stinson (Rockabilly), Irvin Perez (Isleno Decima), Leadbelly (Blues), Webb Pierce (Country), Clifford Blake, Sr (Call and Response), Terrance Simien (Zydeco). Also see Digital Recordings from North Central and Northeast Louisiana. Video ClipsWalking Stick Carving, New Orleans Jazz Funeral, Easter Rock, Quilting, Crawfish, Prairie Creole Mardi Gras, Houma Indian Folk Medicine, Isleno Decimas and Boatbuilding, St. Joseph Day Altars, Laotian New Year Celebration, New Orleans Language, Cajun Music and Dance, Zydeco Music and Dance, Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans Brass Band, Gospel Choir, String Band, Honduran Singing, East Indian Classical Music and Dance, Blues, Second Line Dancing, New Orleans Mardi Gras with Cathy Kahn, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars with Jonathon Freilich. Audio Clips
Written by Dewey Balfa. Flat Town Music, BMI. From the album 'Tit galop pour Mamou. è and © 1992 by Rounder Records, # CD6048. Used by Permission. Cajun Music South Louisiana Length of performance: 3:29
Written by Clifton Chenier. Tradition Music, BMI, administered by Bug Music Co., BMI. From the album Zydeco Sont Pas Salé. è and ©, 1964 and 1997 by Arhoolie Records, # CD9001. Used by Permission. Zydeco South Louisiana Length of performance: 3:12
Traditional/public domain. Louisiana Light Studios. From the album Union of the World. è and © 1997 by Blue Goose Blues Records. Used by Permission. Southland Gospel (Gospel Quartet) North Louisiana Length of performance: 2:50
Traditional/public domain. From the album Gulf Coast Blues. è and © 1971 and 2000 by Arhoolie Records, # CD488. Used by Permission. Jazz New Orleans Length of performance: 3:12
Written by Miller-Dollis-Boudreaux. Happy Valley Music, BMI. From the album The Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday Showdown. è and © 1992 by Rounder Records, # CD 2113. Used by Permission. Mardi Gras Indians New Orleans Length of performance: 4:47
Written by Lucinda Williams. Co-published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Lucy Jones Music, and Nomad-Norman Music, BMI. From the album Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. è and © 1998 by Lost Highway Records / Mercury Records, # 314-558-338-2. Used by Permission. Contemporary Country South Louisiana Length of performance: 5:26
Written by Ernie K-Doe. From the album Real Mother in Law for Ya. è and © 2002 by Westside Records. Used by Permission. Rhythm & Blues New Orleans and Mississippi Delta Length of performance: 3:48
Written by Kenny Bill Stinson. Southern Serenade Publishing, BMI. From the album INSPIRATION. è and © 2001 by Kenny Bill Stinson. Used by Permission. Rockabilly North Louisiana Length of performance: 5:04
Written by Irvin Perez. From the album Spanish Décimas from St. Bernard Parish: Sung by Irvan Perez. è and © 1988 Louisiana Folklife Center, # C 088. Used by Permission. Isleño Décima St. Bernard Parish Length of performance: 4:38
Written by Huddie Leadbetter. (Following extensive research with all due diligence, no owner of this recording has been located, and no license has been granted. Any party with conclusive claims to such ownership may contact the Louisiana Folklife Program director, Maida Owens to discuss a licensing agreement.) North Louisiana Blues North Louisiana Length of performance: 2:54
Written by Joe Werner. è and © 1951 by MCA Records. Used by Permission. North Louisiana Country North Louisiana Length of performance: 2:58
è © 2003, 1980 by Northwestern State University, Louisiana Folklife Center. Used by Permission. North Louisiana Call and Response/Work Song North Louisiana Length of performance: 5:11
è © 2003. Used by Permission. South Louisiana Length of performance: 4:38
In this video clip David Allen demonstrates the craft of African-American walking stick carving. Allen's craft grew from a hobby of whittling towards a desire to expand his technique and use elaborate patterns. As he pursued his art, Allen gained recognition within Louisiana and the nation by attending a series of festivals and having his work displayed in a number of exhibits. Within the video Allen describes the creative process he goes through to forge one of his famous walking sticks. He speaks of how he selects the wood to how certain patterns are important and meaningful to him. Examples of Allen's work can be seen in the Creole State online Exhibit.
Edited from raw footage filmed for Louisiana Alive
Narrated by Milton Batiste this clip shows a Jazz Funeral progression in New Orleans. Batiste is the lead trumpet player and manager of Dejean's Olympia Brass Band. The brass band is an elemental feature in the Jazz Funeral. Although the Jazz Funeral is in constant change the celebration of death is the underlying factor. This celebration is a way to show respect and the community's important involvement of rejoicing death. This example shows the joyous celebration as Dejean's Olympia Brass Band plays and people follow behind them dancing. Milton Batiste passed away in 2001.
Taken from New Orleans Jazz Funerals from the Inside
This clip beautifully shows the Easter Rock ceremony. Beginning with a service the ceremony becomes more passionate, combining vocal music with rhythmic movements. The community uses symbolic colors and specific songs to celebrate Easter Rock. Everyone within the community takes part in the celebration, from singing and shouting to moving and preaching. To read more about the music in African-American services read Music of the Black Churches by Joyce Marie Jackson.
Edited from raw field footage
Taken from Louisiana Alive
This clip presents the ubiquitous nature of crawfish in the Louisiana landscape. There is a three part process involved in the enjoyment of crawfish: farming the crawfish, boiling the crawfish and consuming the crawfish. This example presents several people speaking about the influence of crawfish and how each process occurs. The tradition of crawfish is evident from the passed on family knowledge of farming crawfish to the eating contests and community boils.
Taken from Crawfish!
Music and Mardi Gras are at the heart of both Creole and Cajun rural culture in Louisiana. This clip presents a glimpse into this vibrant world, showing music performances and a Creole Mardi Gras traditional ritual. The music performances feature an elaborate fiddle tune and also display the pulsing rhythms of a live performance at a Dance Hall. The Mardi Gras gathering on the dusty roads culminates to the chasing of a chicken for the gumbo pot. To learn more about the rural Mardi Gras read Dance for a Chicken: The Cajun Mardi Gras by Pat Mire.
Taken from Zydeco
In the Louisiana bayous traiteurs heal the sick. Traiteurs, or treaters, use sacred traditional practices to identify medicinal herbs and perform healing rituals to people seeking their help. This clip demonstrates how one traiteur, Lawrence Billiot, interacts with his patients and performs certain ritual healings. Billiot learned the practice from his tribal elders when he was a child. Included in the clip are interviews with both the traiteur and his patients. A more in-depth look at traiteurs can be seen in the video, Good for What Ails You.
Taken from Good for What Ails You
The Isleño culture of Louisiana came from the Canary Islands. This clip presents two of their traditions décimas, a traditional improvised ten line sung poetry, and boat building. This interesting culture sings of their immigration from the Canary Islands in their remarkable decimas. In the video there are several people who speak about the tradition of the décimas and the construction of an Isleño boat. To learn more about the history of the Isleños read Canary Island Settlers of Louisiana, and River of Song.
Taken from Mosquitoes and High Water (El Mosco y el Agua Alta)
The Sicilian immigrants brought the St. Joseph Day Altar with them as they moved into Louisiana. A yearly celebration in March, the Altar is planned months in advance. Bread in a number of shapes are offered as petitions for a loved one to heal, perhaps needed at the present time or in anticipation of future needs. The clip shows a beautifully constructed altar, interviews several people about the St. Joseph Day Altar tradition, and also illustrates how the ritual is embraced by the community. For more information on Sicilian traditions read Customs, Traditions, and Folklore of a Rural, Southern Italian-American Community by Harry P. Becnel,Jr.
Taken from Island of Saints and Souls
This example of the New Year Celebration illustrates the importance of dance, music, and costume within the Laotian culture. The Laos musical tradition is almost completely oral, songs have been passed down from generation to generation. A beautiful art the classical Laotian dance derives from India, although there are several other cultural influences. This clip shows an individual and group dance. Filmed in Broussard on Easter Weekend, 2000. The Laotian subdivision is called Lan Xang meaning "million elephants", the old name for Laos.
Taken from Laotian New Year 2000
New Orleans language is just one thing that is unique to the city's culture and lifestyle. This clip concentrates on this esoteric language and aptly displays a wide range of New Orleans lingo. The video also calls attention to the great dialect differences within the city. By listening to the language used in New Orleans, you can learn much about the culture. Also includes children's hand clapping game.
Taken from Yeah You Rite!
Walter Mouton and the Scot Playboys. Couples dance a Cajun two-step.. Taken from J'ai Été Au Bal: Cajun and Zydeco Music of Louisiana.
Boozoo Chavis plays for a trail ride, Clifton Chenier plays for a festival. Taken from J'ai Été Au Bal: Cajun and Zydeco Music of Louisiana.
White Eagles on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans and at rehearsal at a local club. Taken from American Patchwork: Jazz Parades
Dirty Dozen Brass Band performs at a nightclub and interacts with dancers. Taken from American Patchwork: Jazz Parades
The New Home Full Gospel Choir and congregation interact while singing gospel song. Taken from Shalom Y'all
Luke Thompson and the Green Valley Cut-Ups play a North Louisiana style of string band. Taken from Louisiana Folklife Festival, Monroe
Berta Calax sings traditional songs from Honduras while preparing food. Footage is from fieldwork tapes. Taken from Cultural Cable
Harmonium and tabla accompany a woman singing about her beauty and dancing ability to her beau is shown with a dancer of classical dance; a man plays polyrhythms on a ceramic pot. Taken from This is India
Judge and the Jury play an uptempo style of electric Delta blues; featured instruments are electric guitar and organ. Taken from Louisiana Folklife Festival, Monroe
Brass bands march through neighborhoods in New Orleans accompanied by impromptu solo, couple and group dancers.. Taken from American Patchwork: Jazz Parades
Taken from Shalom Y'all: The Documentary Film
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