The annual Musical Louisiana concert, hosted by the Historic New Orleans Collection and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, will highlight the works for 19th century Creole composers, like Edmond Dede, ...

The use of French and Creole in Louisiana has been on the decline for decades, although a number of initiatives and organizations are attempting to slow the slide and preserve the state’s unique ...

If you were ever curious as to what pre-jazz music might have sounded like in the Louisiana area, then Benoit LeBlanc's Mô kouzin mô kouzinn is the album for you. LeBlanc presents 27 Creole songs that ...

The setting -- Negro folk music in the United States -- Anthems and spirituals as oral literature -- Cries, calls, whooping, and hollering -- Sounds of work -- Blues -- Ring games and playparty songs ...