Zydeco

those blends of herbs, spices, and shellfish so associated with French culture. Although Groves, Texas might not seem like a town prideful of their Cajun cuisine, Larry’s French Market’s tastes like a meal straight out of the bayou. Larry’s French Market is well known by just about every local in a thirty mile radius. Larry’s reputation for easy accessibility, beautiful Zydeco music, upbeat two stepping, brilliant service, and mouthwatering Cajun food, travels from everywhere to Cajun lovers. Yes, to get this delicious food, consumers spend a little bit more money than they probably want. You will forget price once you get a bite of a delicious item off the menu. While true, Larry’s posts a saying on…

Being an African American 15 year old girl has affected the aspects of my Cultural Identity. It has shaped myself as a person and my personality. My cultural identity brings out the fact that i enjoy doing many things including things that i may not like to do. FIrst, what does it mean to be a black girl? Most people describe black people as ghetto. But as for me, i describe African American people as normal. It is really embarrassing to me when I see African Americans being ghetto. Also, when…

New Orleans is a melting pot of varying music, cultures, and atmospheres; and is by far, my favorite place to visit. New Orleans music is a mix of Jazz, Gypsy, and Cajun music, which seems to uplift your soul and make you want to dance. The culture there is a true melting pot of international backgrounds that mix together, like a good bowl of Jambalaya. And the atmosphere is like magic, with its café’s and street performers. There is almost never a dull moment in New Orleans, and the energy…

as a very wealthy or rich person. Since my parents didn’t have the best economic status growing up they make sure i have a better economic status growing up than they did. My parents know how hard it is to have a low economic status so they try to give me a high economic status by having a great job to pay for things that i need or want. My economic status reflects my background very well. Living in Louisiana is also a huge part in my cultural identity. Being from Louisiana is an important…

music to be combined. The last piece of the puzzle that makes all three of these festivals come together to create the big Festival Acadiens complete is the Louisiana craft fair (“Festival Acadiens”). Separately these events celebrate one particular part of Cajun culture but together they strongly celebrate the culture allowing it to be a bigger event. Each of these attributes contributes things that can be celebrated such as food, music, and arts and crafts. These things are key elements that…

accordions played their unique tunes. The crowds gathered to the welcoming sounds of the zydeco music. The colorful riders mounted on horseback numbered in the hundreds. The riders wore costumes of bright colored cloth. Similar to the scarecrow in the wizard of oz, the outfits consisted of pieces of cloth sewn into burlap sacks or old shirts and pants. The hats were tall and pointy. They looked like the dunce caps used in school in the past. Most of the riders wore masks. The masks rivaled…

I wrote my music essay on the movie Hot Pepper. Hot pepper was released in 1973. The documentary alternates brief scenes of Clifton Chenier and his band playing in local joints in Lake Charles, informal conversation between members of the Creole community, and scenic shots of the people and places of Southern Louisiana, Lafayette. Most of the community is African American and speak french. Chenier is considered the king of Zydeco, a blend of blues and R&B music. During the shows of Clifton…

culture. Two busloads of what we would consider “tourists” were dropped off at the festival grounds each day to participate in the festival however this particular time was right around the time the French Mass was beginning on the Sunday of the festival. A news report stated that anywhere from 100,00 to 150,00 visitors came to attend the festival (Wartelle). The city of Lafayette may have been foreign to these particular people but while they were on festival grounds they were in fact not…

black people. Her father was born in the late 1800s and still managed to obtain his literacy and spoke French as his primary language. During a time where most black people in the south were share croppers, her dad was fortunate enough to attain his own piece of land on the side of a house where his family could live. Even though they were poor and had to go without some time, they did not let that stop them from celebrating the life that they did have. One of Mrs. Baham’s fondest memories is…

The music that is played in this festival is not just for entertainment but it also passes a certain message. For instance, Brass band is a common music in this festival which is just for entertainment. However, Ragtime is also common music style in this festival that is used to evoke mental images of the past. Other types of styles of music played in this festival are traditional jazz, Cajun music which is the Mardi Grass dance hall music, Zydeco and bounce music (Lipsitz, 2011). On top of…