REGGAE AND ZYDECO If one were to look back into the world’s history, one would find that an important and consistent element is the world of music. Music has presented itself in various forms throughout its spread and through our identification of its magical realm, people have been fortunate enough to come across a means of relation. Whether it is blues and reggae or rap and pop rock, there is music out there for everyone. Music can serve as a stabilizer for some, a relaxant to others, and to
The Sound Of Zydeco Zydeco Music is a form of musical expression that originated in rural South Louisiana. Zydeco which is also known as “La La Music” came about during one of the ugliest eras in American history. A time when African Americans worked in the fields from sun up to sun down as share croppers in hopes of a possibility of their children to one day live a better life and to have a better future. It was seemingly hard times such as these that helped define one of the most vibrant and successful
Culture is a way of life that is current and it represents who you are. It's a lot of things dealing with culture, but the main three I'm going to focus on are: food, music, and events. I'm going to talk about what dish Louisiana is most known for. How everyone comes to Louisiana to celebrate these most known events. And also, how we live in the same state but people grew up listening to different music. Food is very important in people's culture. Everyone loves food, but not everyone enjoys eating
in the music that was created and is popular in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana is considered to be the birthplace of Jazz, and it is a popular place for other music genres that have flourished and developed in the heart of New Orleans, such as Zydeco, Cajun, and Rhythm & Blues. Due to the fostered growth of these musical genres, many famous artists are also raised in Louisiana that have performed said genre. Louisiana
New Orleans, LA is not just a tourist spot; it is one of the Festival full places in USA. The people celebrate dozens of festivals, No matter the option is, - unique food, music, or the historic event, New Orleans is always stands to celebrate that. There are many festivals all over the calendar year. I will, describe them by month wise. Let’s join me, for the journey in New Orleans, LA. January : Mardi Gras Parades, King Cake Festival. February: Mardi Gras Parades, Tet Fest. March: Wednesday
Cognitive When an early-childhood child listens to music, certain perceptual abilities such as pitch discrimination, selective attention and auditory memory get engaged. These perceptual abilities are necessary in perceiving the temporal and harmonic structure of the music as well as the effective components of the music. Music engages a distributed network of the brain structure (Feeney & Feeney, 2010). Music performance and movement demands for a precise timing of several hierarchically organized
Everyone has their own special cultural identity that is important to themselves. Cultural identity describes who you are as a person. A Cultural identity is “the identity or feeling of belonging to a group.” Some examples of the types of cultural identity are religion, language, and fashion. My cultural identity is seen through the food I love, the music I like, my state, gaming, and how my generation is today. Food is something we deal with everyday. Every Christmas Eve, my family gets together
Louisiana French has been spoken in Louisiana for over two centuries. Louisiana French consists of Cajun French and Creole French. These terms are used synonymously, but they are actually very different languages and cultures. Cajun French originated from Acadian French spoken by immigrants from France’s Canadian territories. Cajun speakers were white. Speakers of Creole French were almost exclusively African slaves and their descendants (Carlisle, 2010). This paper will focus on the Creole French
The interaction between Blues and Jazz can be discerned when the origins of both music are scrutinized. The development of one is hidden in the roots of one another and both use similar sound patterns for instance. In this paper the readers will be presented a brief history of Blues & Jazz within the similarities of the two. If we trace back to the history of Blues music, the impact of African-American tradition is seen quite apparently. Blues music evolved from the songs sung by West African
calling the city by this name because she compared the easy-going lifestyle there to the hurried fast-paced lifestyle of New York City. New Orleans is well known for its round-the-clock nightlife, eccentric vibrant music scene including a genre called Zydeco. The heritage represents the spirit of Mardi gras which is celebrated annually in the late-winter and includes wild costumes, parades, and private parties. Overall New Orleans is a
Creole What is a Creole? The word Creole means many things to many people. It derives from the Latin word “Creare,” meaning “to beget” or “create.” The Webster dictionary says a Creole is a “white person descended from the French or Spanish settlers of Louisiana and the Gulf States and preserving their characteristic speech and culture.” Creoles, a term first used in the 16th century in Latin America to distinguish the offspring of European settlers from Native Americans, blacks, and later
1. Indigenous folk culture applies to where music has its origins and where it came from. It’s something that applies to the native people that created the music. 3 I noticed a few similarities in the samples. Bells were very common in all three of the pieces along with drums. Rabbit Dance has a solid drumming beat but the main focus was the vocals, while in the Hopi Butterfly dance their costumes had bells attached to them so when they performed the dance the bells would chime to a beat that
It’s no secret that Central Oregon is a brewtopia for craft beers and breweries, but there’s a new beverage trending in America that’s being brewed right here in Bend as well¬––hard cider. Traditional cider is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples, pears, peaches and other fruit. This flavorful libation, once the beverage of choice in America, is waging a comeback. Today, few people realize how prevalent the consumption of cider once was in America. English colonists brought
Culture Dominica’s culture is very unique as it has changed hands between European countries such as Spain, Great Britain, and France, who brought African’s as slaves to work the fields. As a result of this combination of different cultures, Dominica contains characteristics that combine to make what is called Creole. This Creole is the mixing of these cultures in language, music, art, food, architecture, religion, dance, dress, and sports. France has had the most noticeable affect on Dominica
interpreting its history from Africa to the united states”) . He observed “ the blue be basic to most forms of black music , and it be the most prominent factor in maintaining continuity between most of them”. It greatly influenced Jazz, rock ,R&B, gospel, zydeco and country,among other style. They are steeped in the blues. Blues music is the African American in the hardships of life to create the music style. It originated in the Mississippi River. There are many characteristics of blues: Repeated 12 - bar
Rob Fraboni was born in california into an italian family. They had some already accomplished musicians in the family. So at the age of twelve he started to play drums in a local band. Then just three years later at the a of fifteen he hitchhiked to hollywood where he would begin his road to stardom. At this point in Rob's life he was young but already had a lot of experience in the recording studio with the local band he was in so he set out to fulfill his dream to work in the big studios with the
MUSIC IS A FORCE. Music has been around for ages descending into different trends as it trickles down from one generation to the next carrying the same legendary title as it does today. From a cappella to zydeco, all music has continued to receive large audiences. Music is an attractive force. Music’s abilities are capable of surpassing the humanly possible efforts of “cheering someone up”, and is capable of evoking emotions at specific times whenever it is called upon. To humans, music is a gift
Music is an important aspect of every society. Music can tell stories, release emotions, build bridges and break down barriers, but above all music is entertaining. There are various forms of music but not many have as rich a history as gospel music. The importance of gospel music has been relevant in American music for more than a century and its importance to society is still relevant to this day (See Appendix A). Gospel music helped slaves escape to freedom and paved the way for other styles
"He sang some of the greatest protest songs of all time," remembered his friend Pete Seeger. "He had the heart of a champion." (Obrecht) Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter came from humble beginnings (Jan. 21, 1885 - Dec. 6, 1949), he was a singer, a composer and to my mind probably one of our first character performers on stage (much like Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison would become), one of those rare breeds of musician who was as passionate about the party as well as the music he made there. A man large
Fifty years ago, a person breaking the law would either be called crazy or a criminal. Today, the mental health community has much more specific diagnoses. However, the explanation of certain behaviors may be difficult because there is much overlap among mental conditions. In Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, the protagonist, Patrick Bateman, is apparently simply a psychopath. However, Bateman can be diagnosed with other mental illnesses such as Asperger’s syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder