Louisiana Creole Music

Smithsonian Folkways Archival FA-2622

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Creole
[Tracklist]
A01 La Robe Parasol: Eraste Carrière (1:31)
A02 Je suis un homme d'une grande famille: Inez Catalan (0:48)
A03 La Valse a Défunt Theodore Déjean: Lynn Dozart (2:26)
A04 Mazurka: Eraste Carrière (1:22)
A05 Interview with Eraste Carrière: Eraste Carrière (0:55)
A06 Contredanse and Shoefly Swing: Eraste Carrière (2:11)
A07 Bonjour la bonne année / Je vois la lune belle et longue / En allant a mon lit (medley): Inez Catalan (1:44)
A08 Halleluya: Eraste Carrière (1:31)
A09 Bonne nuit mam: Inez Catalan (0:34)
A10 Mardi Gras: Frémont Fontenot (1:44)
A11 J'endors mon petit: Inez Catalan (0:39)
A12 Courte Danse and Shoefly: Frémont Fontenot (3:17)
A13 Mazurka: Soleil après lever: Frémont and Ray Fontenot (1:28)
B01 La Porte de la Prison: Lynn Dozart (2:06)
B02 Hey Tite Mama: Lynn Dozart and Etienne Lewis (2:27)
B03 Soleil est proche couché: Inez Catalan (0:51)
B04 Du papier dans mon soulier: Etienne Lewis (2:05)
B05 J'ai pris mon ch'min: Lynn Dozart (1:54)
B06 Hey catin: Bee Fontenot (1:07)
B07 Les Deux cousines: Frémont Fontenot (0:56)
B08 Tit poulet: Frémont Fontenot (2:00)
B09 Dixieland: Frémont and Ray Fontenot (2:18)
B10 Les Blues de la Prison: Lynn Dozart (2:16)
B11 Bully Jack: Frémont Fontenot (1:41)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Gérard Dôle, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Russell Lee
[Notes]
The French-speaking, black Creoles from the prairies of lower Louisiana produce a wide variety of music, from Cajun two-steps to the blues. This album presents a range of styles, including nineteenth century dance tunes from Louisiana and the West Indies, as well as early twentieth century American one-steps and blues.