Le Ker Creole: Creole Compositions and Stories from Louisiana

by Bruce Sunpie Barnes

For hundreds of years in Louisiana, lullabies were hummed, prayers were called, opera was performed, la-las were danced, and work and carnival songs were sung in Creole. A francophone language with connections to West Africa, Louisiana Creole is now one of the most endangered languages in the world. In this musical ethnography, you will find fifteen original and traditional Creole songs that cross time and musical genres such as blues, zydeco,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608011720
• ISBN13: 9781608011728
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up