Being from Lafourche Parish, my grandmother raised me on this music. Every morning she'd have her alarm set to KLEB 1600 at 8:00 a.m. Those were some good times. I wish I spoke fluent Cajun French, but only know a few words and phrases. My Grom passed away in 2008 at the age of 87 due to complications of a stroke. I'll always treasure these memories of her. R.I.P. Grom. 😚
Thanks for sharing this beautiful memory. I'm first generation born off of Louisiana Soil on my mama's side.I sure love our heritage and culture. All of my grandparents and great aunts and uncles, save one, have passed away in the last few years. I go my best to instill in my daughter a connection to her Cajun & Creole heritage. We are listenin' to this right now as we play a game of checkers as one side acting as American's and the other British in the War of 1812, after learning about The Battle of New Orleans and Jean Lefitte and the Ursuline Sisters and the intersession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, whom we venerate in our home. I pray she will never forget the amazing stock of folks who she came forth from and the way God provided for them through so many trials. God bless you, and may your Grom have eternal rest.
I use to be a Cajun Music disc Jockey at KLEB in Golden Meadow, La. I really enjoyed playing cajun music and rapping with the french cajun speaking people from our community. By the way, I had to learn English before going to school.
Unfortunately, true Cajon like probably your grandmother spoke is a spoken language. It can't really be taught. It ends up being too much French. True old time Cajon is unique and beautiful language. No doubt your grandmother was a great adorable woman. Treasure her memories and hold on to her sound as long as you can.
Grand bonjour de la France a nos cousins Cajun ! J'espère sincèrement que vous arriverez à faire perdurer vos traditions ! Approximate English Trad : Big hello from France to our Cajun cousins! I sincerely hope that you will manage to keep your traditions alive!
0:00 La Danse de Mardi Gras - The Balfa Brothers 2:20 Chere Bassette - The Balfa Brothers 6:10 Chere Joues Roses (instrumental) - The Balfa Brothers 8:09 Dying in Misery - Nathan Abshire 10:40 Enterre-Moi Pas - The Balfa Brothers 12:45 Family Waltz - Dewey Balfa & The Balfa Brothers 15:24 Hip et Taiau (Hippi Ti Yo) - The Balfa Brothers 18:05 I Don't Want You Anymore - The Balfa Brothers 21:09 In My Old Wagon - The Balfa Brothers 23:53 Je Me Suis Marillie - The Balfa Brothers 25:50 Je Suis Orphelin - The Balfa Brothers thanks to mwired2
@@canada4life551 Actually, they do speak a dialect of French in Louisiana and if you have ever visited various parts of the US you would see the wonderful diversity of culture that has developed. .
Ehhh what people mean when they say the US has no culture is that there is no united culture or broadly united culture instead it's a mix of a ton of different cultures a melting pot per se. In this example, you put forth that for this being US culture this wouldn't be true for places outside of the proximity of Cajun culture (basically anywhere outside of Louisiana). Think of the difference between things such as Mormon culture in Utah compared to Little Italy in NYC to San Francisco Chinatown to Deepstate Georgia when you compare them you get VASTLY different cultures. Although, I do disagree with the notion that America has no culture we have ONE, and that one is practically inescapable; consumerism. Think about it consumerism is in every single aspect of our lives because it has been implanted into anywhere where it can, people form groups and communities around things like movies or games or social media, or products in general like Funko pops, Sanrio, Clothes (depending on the aesthetic), and even guns. Nothing connects America more than consumerism because it's practically one of the only forms of community in most areas besides religious communities and schooling when people are young. And in most places where consumerism hasn't touched the internet has filled that gap (in tangent with consumerism although). I hope I explained that well and maybe opens up more of a perspective, Cheers!
I live in Louisiana and we listen to this as a culture and during these wonderful parades,bands, and street walk we share the culture of foods to such as boudin😀
@@haliplays8971 I’d posit that it is that very same wide and diverse multitude of cultures that is in fact the ONE American culture. Think of it as a tapestry interwoven out of all those parts. Remove even one, and the rest of the whole becomes so different as to almost be unrecognizable. As an example, the progression from delta blues, to rock and roll, to hip hop. Remove any of the cultures that contributed to that chain from the whole and lose something vital to the music.
@@godefroydemontmirail2278 We would definitely oblige, my friend! Our love of fellowship and food go hand in hand.... oh, and we love a good beer too! 😆
Did you pick up the language? I don't speak Cajun French, but I know French from Quebec and France. I can probably understand Cajuns if they speak slowly enough. I listened to one speak on RUclips and found it similar to some types in Quebec.
@@godefroydemontmirail2278 when my grandfather moved from Louisiana to Texas he and his family were shunned and ostracized for speaking their native language. They were punished and bullied in school when they spoke it to their siblings, so he vouched to never teach his children, and he didn’t. 😣
I lived in Lafayette in 2009-2013 and I went to tons of Acadian zydeco music festivals back then, miss Acadiana so much. Went to Nova Scotia a few years ago just to visit some of the Acadian sites there. Long live Acadiana!
I'm from Apulia (south Italy). this music is very similar to certain lullabies my grandparents used to sing, songs that date back to at least the 19th century
Thank you for sharing this. My father's side of the family are Acadian French. Some went into Louisiana and some into Maine right on the border of New Brunswick. And some are in Quebec. We sometimes have family reunions in New Brunswick or Quebec. This music really hits my soul. Anyone wanting to learn more about our Acadian French history research The Great Expulsion. This is why we are spread out in places like Louisiana (now called Cajun French).
@@canada4life551 C'est d'ailleurs très triste, puisque à cause de sa langue française a quasiment presque disparu des États qui composaient la Louisiane française. 😔
Understanding Cajun French when compared to modern french spoken France. Is like native German speakers understanding Texas German. Even the German spoken by the Amish in America is hard for modern German speakers.
I’m Cajun born and raised in Louisiana. My last name is Joubert. unfortunately I don’t understand the words being spoken since I was never taught my ancestors language but they speak to me even know I don’t understand the words
Never too late to learn French. You could learn standard French and then spend time in Quebec to speak a French that more closely resembles Cajun faster. :)
I’m seeing a lot of English/ British people in here. It is nice music! Music from all cultures is nice, much in the same way that food is also nice. Some people have different tastes, and it’s ALL good!
@@markstergios9851 up in momu down all the way to new Orleans I'm from assumption parish but raised in saint Mary Paris dint take interstate 10 you miss everything when you come down to my home state their two more interstates the 190 an the old 90 aka the Spanish trail
My grandmother originally came from the panhandle of Florida an spoke French that she learned in her family's home. She relayed the story of her family was expelled from Acadia (French Canada) sometime around 1763 and dropped off in New Orleans.
They were luckier in some ways than other Acadiens expelled around 1765. Others were forced to go to various British colonies and split up from their neighbors and turned into English speakers in places like New England. Some even were indentured servants. True, some were welcomed and treated well enough in New England and adapted fine enough, but it was so hard. Acadia is originally what became Nova Scotia in Canada. I wonder how many thousands made it to Louisiana. I know over 10-12,000 were deported in total. A lot of the fighters were from New England who did that.
Bonjour Basil, effectivement mes ancêtres ont vécu la déportation vers la Louisiane. Ils ont nommé l’événement (Le grand dérangement). Ils sont revenu à la marche vers le Canada. Ils se sont établis au Québec. Ont ne les oublie pas. La musique Cajun, c’est la musique de l’âme. Salut
France doesn't forget you my friend... La France ne vous oublie pas. Elle vous regarde avec toute l'admiration que l'on se doit d'avoir pour ses frères. Patience, notre jour viendra ! Vive l'Amérique française !
Thank you sir! I am a cajun and sadly my family stopped passing french down 2 generations ago. We still do alot of traditional cajun dishes and what not, but im in the process of trying to learn french and maybe start passing it down when I get kids
@@polignac same with my family! We’re from the Atchafalaya River area. My pawpaw’s family relocated to southeast Texas as share croppers. He only knew Acadian French and little English. When he came to Texas he and his siblings were punished at school and made fun of for speaking their native tongue. He swore to never teach his children Acadian French due to the hatred he and his family faced. I wish he would have taught us. It’s such a beautiful language!
@@polignac This is the way! My French is pretty advanced. I could help you, I think, though I'm rusty. I know French from France and Quebec French. My brother-in-law is Cajun, but his parents don't speak it. I once gave him a classic, old Cajun book, but he didn't seem to be so interested in it. It's probably a collector's item by now.
Oi Mara. Eu estava um lendo um livro e me deparei com esse termo “Cajun”. Parei de ler e estou pesquisando, porque sou muito curioso. Então por favor me diga o que é cajun, em termos práticos. Grato
@@Chienqfume "Cajun" is a linguistic corruption of "Acadian". When the French lost Canada to Britain in the mid 1700s, the British removed French speaking people from the coastal region called Acadia (but not Quebec). Many of these Acadians relocated to French Louisiana, and over time the name Acadian changed to Cajun. The Cajuns are an ethnic group distinct from the Creole French in and around New Orleans, although I am sure that there has been a lot of intermarriage between the two.
I sure ain't Cajun or French. So being from Scotland. I absolutely love the sweet sounds and tunes that I have heard here. Huge Thank You to all concerned. Slainte Mhath
That is cajun, no doubt on it. I am French and I can tell you that's not the way we speak in France but I love it, I really do. Big pride of that French heritage in the USA.
Many years ago I heard a recording of an old timer name of Denis Magee and I was hooked - later the Balfa Brothers renewed my love of this music - from the other side of the pond - “ let the good times roll”🇬🇧🇺🇸
Cajun? Acadian! My grandparents only spoke French, but the French schools were almost all shut down. Now I struggle trying to say a sentence, but still love the language!❤😊🙏
The Cajun languages are first Cajun French ( a sister language of Parisian French ), and English as a second language. Creole French in Southwestern Louisiana is a spoken language based on French. It is called ( or named ) Kouri-Vini for the way Creoles say either Walk/Run/Go and Come. ) Louisiana Creole is not written in French. It is written as it sounds in French. It looks like an English pronunciation of French in many cases. Cajun speakers speak the hand-me-down language of their Acadian ancestors. The Acadians spoke the hand-me-down French language from Western France. These people settled in Acadia, now Nova Scotia, Canada in I would say the 1600s or 1700s. I don't really know the exact date, but a long time ago. These people were expelled fron Acadia in the 1750s by the English who could not get these French people to swear loyalty to the King of England, n'est-ce pas ? King George III, this dog we Americans had to fight to win our independence in and around 1776, and for several years thereafter. Cajun French is French. It is mutually intelligible with French languages around the world.
L darcom ; Entièrement d'accord, tu es dans le vrai en plein. Ça réchauffe le ❤, et comme tu dis ; de la bonne humeur...De la vie quoiqu'il en coûte, enfin !, 1bonne rascasse avec le tout, LE PARADIS...✋😁👍🎻✋✋ Rascasse ; 🐟 qui entre dans la composition de la bouillabaisse. 👍👍
Je suis français québécois du Canada et je viens de découvrir votre culture cajun ça fait penser aux acadien du nouveau Brunswick j’adore ça je vais essayer de dessendre en louisiane vous visiter
@@denistardif6650 I know but here it’s a special Tradition and we have the seasoning and there’s also a few thousand different types also if you come down here say Crawfish because if you don’t get gonna be harassed and say it up there too it makes you sound better remember CRAWFISH 🦞😉
I first heard cajun music in the movie "Southern Comfort." It sounds alot like Irish music, which is what I grew up on. I'm really getting into it now.
Ya irish? I dont think it sounds that much irish (some of the more traditional southern sounding cajun songs do ig) but listen to bluegrass if ya like irish folk.
My great ma from France owned a paddle boat during civil war NEW AWLINES IM A 4 TH GEN Texan but that Cajun music pulls me back to Louisiana alot. Armadillo Bob
Grande musica di una ricca tradizione. Quando sono triste ascolto le musiche cajun e mi sento meglio Evviva e spero si possa ascoltare presto dal vivo in Italia !!!
Did your family look like the degenerate Cajuns in the film Southern Comfort? Did they act strange and play dreadful accordéon music? Are you proud to be like them?
Andrew Ducrow ok its a miss understanding I thought that by the comment you left that you didn’t like Cajuns you do understand why I would think this though don’t you
Come to Louisiana, USA and do the Cajun Two Step dance with your favorite gal. Go to the Fait Do Do and dance all night. Y'all gone have a good time, yeah ! During Mardi Gras you can "Let da good time roll." Laissez les bons temps rouler.
merci! je suis née en Louisiane. Traditionnellement, nous dansons à cette musique avec nos familles. Nous mangeons et buvons l'alcool et célébrons être ensemble. (Pardonnez-moi si mon français est mauvais)
My direct ancestors survived, God bless their souls and all who suffered along with them. I will forever be grateful for our heritage. We count our blessings like none other in the world.
My heart is here. I have no idea why. But when I was about 10 I begged my parents for a banjo and proceeded to play it in the tree in my garden. They thought I was a very strange child. Eventually I got to hear cajun music and it felt like home. Who knows? ❤
Les Mardi Gras s'en vient de tout partout Tout le tour autour du moyeu Ça passe eine fois par an Demander la charité Quand même si c'est eine patate Eine patate et des grattons Les Mardi Gras sont d'sus un grand voyage Tout le tour autour du moyeu Ça passe eine fois par an Demander la charité Quand même si c'est eine poule maigre Et trois ou quatre cotons d'maï' Capitaine, Capitaine voyage ton flag Allons chez l'aut' voisin Demander la charité Pour les autres venez nous joindre Pour les autres vous venez nous joindre Ouais au gumbo ce soir
yes Swiss German here in AZ USA... Love all the traditional music, all the way from European ~> French, polish, bavarian, black forest, Swiss, Spanish Basque herders, & to ~> USA cajun, western cowboy campfire & cattle drive, hispanic southwestern, all use a reed instrument, such as the harmonica or the button or keyed accordion, to good musical effect!!!
@David really, where? the beautiful Welsh seem to stay at home, the Scots and Irish are better known as wandering in search of a new life...ps I love Wales :)
This music is incredible as a french ... tears my heart it's so full of ancient wisdom we lost. the fact i understand it, is making it more painful (but beautiful).
well, in spite of the english parliament, Les Cadiens who were known later cajuns and have been friends of indians have got good friends by the Scots, we can hear it in their music and the fiddle ;-)
If any of y’all are going to Louisiana for Mardi gras, attend a traditional one, you will hear plenty of songs like this, everyone will be in traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costumes, and a lot of the time they will have a competition where people chase around a chicken. It was started when men on horseback in Louisiana went to houses in disguises begging for food and getting ingredients along the way to make a large communal gumbo. Once the chicken is caught, it’ll be added to a gumbo.
I’m Brazilian and this somewhat sounds like a version of forro Music the country side music of Brazil that were played at the plantations and places like that
thank you so much Clarence Thibodeaux for sharing your information! Sadly I am from Holland...wish you were my neighbour...would love to hear everything about your amazing culture!!! Meanwhile I try to keep your music alive overseas. Carry on mate doin the right thing!!!
I read your words Clarence, and it's sad. But don't loose faith try to find more people with the passion for not letting this beautiful culture die and work on it try to preserve it and perpetuate it.
Yes, get away from New Orleans and enjoy the real Cajun life. Used to drive trucks to Lafayette, Opelousas, Jennings, Eunice. Enjoyed the Cajun culture and was accepted even l'm an outsider. Call Louisiana home as l've lived most of my 75 years on the north shore of the big pond.
I met a coworker that is from Lafayette. Sadly, she did not know she was French (Cajun). I told her that her deep Cajun accent was a dead giveaway. She knew that the elders in her family spoke a language but did not know what it was. My mother is from Nantes, France and I totally support Les Louisianais Français. I have been interested in both the Quebecois et Les Louisianais Français since I was a young adult. I love to go to the Lafayette area and just be French in America. I do visit France often but that is because I have very lovely and awesome cousins in France. My father is Greek and I grew up with French, Greek, and American cultures. But I have always been more French American than anything else. And I have been listening to this wonderful music for about 25 years. I just can not get enough of it. I am not Acadian but I am surely French American. Now if only this virus to leave us, I can Fais do-do
@@richardboyer1080 I love to learn Cajun French, I like your culture, Music and food style. Cajun territories are number one if I get time to visit America.
Heartwarming music that brings a lot of memories. Traveled to Louisiana quit a bit, and loved it. Mardi Gras, Music, Culture, People, Food, history. One of my favorite places in U.S.
In my country (Brazil) the same thing happens. Nigeria's Yoruba language was banned, but today it resists the Candomblé religion. Nhangatu, the native American language, was banned by the Portuguese imperial court, nowadays few places speak that. Language and music is culture.
Against the Tide - The Cajun Story - Documentary
ruclips.net/video/ywHH1xAwdn8/видео.html
i know it's quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good site to stream newly released movies online?
@Miles Ben Lately I have been using FlixZone. You can find it by googling :)
@Hugh Raphael yup, I've been watching on FlixZone for months myself :)
@Hugh Raphael thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) Appreciate it!!
@Miles Ben happy to help xD
Being from Lafourche Parish, my grandmother raised me on this music. Every morning she'd have her alarm set to KLEB 1600 at 8:00 a.m. Those were some good times. I wish I spoke fluent Cajun French, but only know a few words and phrases. My Grom passed away in 2008 at the age of 87 due to complications of a stroke. I'll always treasure these memories of her. R.I.P. Grom. 😚
mais went to South Lafourche, me
Thanks for sharing this beautiful memory. I'm first generation born off of Louisiana Soil on my mama's side.I sure love our heritage and culture. All of my grandparents and great aunts and uncles, save one, have passed away in the last few years. I go my best to instill in my daughter a connection to her Cajun & Creole heritage. We are listenin' to this right now as we play a game of checkers as one side acting as American's and the other British in the War of 1812, after learning about The Battle of New Orleans and Jean Lefitte and the Ursuline Sisters and the intersession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, whom we venerate in our home. I pray she will never forget the amazing stock of folks who she came forth from and the way God provided for them through so many trials. God bless you, and may your Grom have eternal rest.
@@allisgrace1313 Thank you and God bless
I use to be a Cajun Music disc Jockey at KLEB in Golden Meadow, La. I really enjoyed playing cajun music and rapping with the french cajun speaking people from our community. By the way, I had to learn English before going to school.
Unfortunately, true Cajon like probably your grandmother spoke is a spoken language. It can't really be taught. It ends up being too much French. True old time Cajon is unique and beautiful language. No doubt your grandmother was a great adorable woman. Treasure her memories and hold on to her sound as long as you can.
Grand bonjour de la France a nos cousins Cajun !
J'espère sincèrement que vous arriverez à faire perdurer vos traditions !
Approximate English Trad :
Big hello from France to our Cajun cousins!
I sincerely hope that you will manage to keep your traditions alive!
De la part de la France, de la part de nous tous français, merci d'exister encore, merci vraiment :)
Même chose mais de la part du Canada francophone, c’est un plaisir de découvrir toutes les cultures qui s’expriment dans ma langue maternelle!
0:00 La Danse de Mardi Gras - The Balfa Brothers
2:20 Chere Bassette - The Balfa Brothers
6:10 Chere Joues Roses (instrumental) - The Balfa Brothers
8:09 Dying in Misery - Nathan Abshire
10:40 Enterre-Moi Pas - The Balfa Brothers
12:45 Family Waltz - Dewey Balfa & The Balfa Brothers
15:24 Hip et Taiau (Hippi Ti Yo) - The Balfa Brothers
18:05 I Don't Want You Anymore - The Balfa Brothers
21:09 In My Old Wagon - The Balfa Brothers
23:53 Je Me Suis Marillie - The Balfa Brothers
25:50 Je Suis Orphelin - The Balfa Brothers
thanks to mwired2
Merci beaucoup!
People say the US has no culture, yeah we do. This is a beautiful and often overlooked part of it. Thank you for bringing it into the light.
you don’t even use french in lousiana the british didn’t fail to assimilate you
@@canada4life551 Actually, they do speak a dialect of French in Louisiana and if you have ever visited various parts of the US you would see the wonderful diversity of culture that has developed. .
Ehhh what people mean when they say the US has no culture is that there is no united culture or broadly united culture instead it's a mix of a ton of different cultures a melting pot per se. In this example, you put forth that for this being US culture this wouldn't be true for places outside of the proximity of Cajun culture (basically anywhere outside of Louisiana). Think of the difference between things such as Mormon culture in Utah compared to Little Italy in NYC to San Francisco Chinatown to Deepstate Georgia when you compare them you get VASTLY different cultures. Although, I do disagree with the notion that America has no culture we have ONE, and that one is practically inescapable; consumerism. Think about it consumerism is in every single aspect of our lives because it has been implanted into anywhere where it can, people form groups and communities around things like movies or games or social media, or products in general like Funko pops, Sanrio, Clothes (depending on the aesthetic), and even guns. Nothing connects America more than consumerism because it's practically one of the only forms of community in most areas besides religious communities and schooling when people are young. And in most places where consumerism hasn't touched the internet has filled that gap (in tangent with consumerism although). I hope I explained that well and maybe opens up more of a perspective, Cheers!
I live in Louisiana and we listen to this as a culture and during these wonderful parades,bands, and street walk we share the culture of foods to such as boudin😀
@@haliplays8971 I’d posit that it is that very same wide and diverse multitude of cultures that is in fact the ONE American culture. Think of it as a tapestry interwoven out of all those parts. Remove even one, and the rest of the whole becomes so different as to almost be unrecognizable. As an example, the progression from delta blues, to rock and roll, to hip hop. Remove any of the cultures that contributed to that chain from the whole and lose something vital to the music.
CC cousin cajun une bise du sud de la France,,merci pour cette balade ❤
La Danse Mardi Gras has been on my play list a long time. Gets me down the road. Love it in the movie Passion Fish.
My soul smiles when I hear the music of my ancestors! I’m proud to call myself Cajun and love my heritage and where I come from!!!
That's great ! I am french and i dream to have a beer or a meal with Cajun people, laugh and talk with those old cousins.
@@godefroydemontmirail2278 We would definitely oblige, my friend! Our love of fellowship and food go hand in hand.... oh, and we love a good beer too! 😆
@@Hef119 Et nous pourrions peut être parler français !
Did you pick up the language? I don't speak Cajun French, but I know French from Quebec and France. I can probably understand Cajuns if they speak slowly enough. I listened to one speak on RUclips and found it similar to some types in Quebec.
@@godefroydemontmirail2278 when my grandfather moved from Louisiana to Texas he and his family were shunned and ostracized for speaking their native language. They were punished and bullied in school when they spoke it to their siblings, so he vouched to never teach his children, and he didn’t. 😣
I " discovered"cajun music about 20 years ago, and I 've been hooked on it ever since. I'm even learning French to understand the lyrics!
I lived in Lafayette in 2009-2013 and I went to tons of Acadian zydeco music festivals back then, miss Acadiana so much. Went to Nova Scotia a few years ago just to visit some of the Acadian sites there. Long live Acadiana!
I'm from Apulia (south Italy). this music is very similar to certain lullabies my grandparents used to sing, songs that date back to at least the 19th century
As a Brit, I have to say, this is the best folk music. Ever.
Thank you for sharing this. My father's side of the family are Acadian French. Some went into Louisiana and some into Maine right on the border of New Brunswick. And some are in Quebec. We sometimes have family reunions in New Brunswick or Quebec. This music really hits my soul. Anyone wanting to learn more about our Acadian French history research The Great Expulsion. This is why we are spread out in places like Louisiana (now called Cajun French).
that music is beautiful, i could hear it all day long. keep playing all day long.
le français en louisiane est un luxe , mais un luxe nécessaire... james domengeau
Ca, c'est vrai 👌une Bonjour de la Sarre!
@@dellavega2568vous êtes des pays de la Sarre?
Love Cajun music, "thank you" all the way from Australia 🥰🥰
i am proud of my Cajun heritage.
Indeed!
Thanks for telling us
Where does cajun music and cajun culture originate from?
Heck ya , opelousas son here .
@@user-ow7dv8sw5x Acadia, now Canada's maritime provinces.
Bonjour de france mes cousins je vous aime
la france a abandoné ces colonie en amerique et les a laisser mourir contre les anglais
@@canada4life551 C'est d'ailleurs très triste, puisque à cause de sa langue française a quasiment presque disparu des États qui composaient la Louisiane française. 😔
Salue de la Saare!
Bonjour de Nouvelle Orleans mes ami.
I speak fluent French but still struggle to understand the lyrics. This cajun is so foot tapping good. Love it from the UK.
that's a really old french.
Understanding Cajun French when compared to modern french spoken France. Is like native German speakers understanding Texas German. Even the German spoken by the Amish in America is hard for modern German speakers.
@@damianomastroiaco2457 Not really
I'm french and don't understand one over two words
@@whomagoose6897 Or Africaans and Dutch.
I’m Cajun born and raised in Louisiana. My last name is Joubert. unfortunately I don’t understand the words being spoken since I was never taught my ancestors language but they speak to me even know I don’t understand the words
lucky son of a b..
Je suis Français et j'aime la culture Cajun. Force sur vous les gars !
I'm French and i love Cajun's culture. Force on you guys !
Never too late to learn French. You could learn standard French and then spend time in Quebec to speak a French that more closely resembles Cajun faster. :)
@@legrognard9777 hey at least we try to learn French. Even if isint the easiest.
@@Demicleas Yeah i know, it's never easy to learn an other language ^^
Stay strong ! 😁
so proud of my cajun heritage!!!!
I'm English and for some reason I can't explain, my soul resonates with this music. Don't know why. Don't care why. Just love it.
Time to trace the family tree
@@dazza6333 yeh maybe. Tee hee hee
I’m seeing a lot of English/ British people in here. It is nice music! Music from all cultures is nice, much in the same way that food is also nice. Some people have different tastes, and it’s ALL good!
its european tunes
les anglais sont malgré tous un peu des cousins , nous les Français
I'm Irish, and this music reminds me of home in Ireland. It's so so similar to Irish traditional music.
Right! If you listen closely, you can hear Irish music in just about every genre from 1700 to 1970.
Damn right! The Pogues' Dirty old Town🤘
Im from Montana which is about as far from Loisiana as you can get but I cant still when that Cajun music starts crankin!
watch it someone will misinterpret what you say. I understand and agree with you
BBQ chicken
@@markstergios9851 up in momu down all the way to new Orleans I'm from assumption parish but raised in saint Mary Paris dint take interstate 10 you miss everything when you come down to my home state their two more interstates the 190 an the old 90 aka the Spanish trail
My grandmother originally came from the panhandle of Florida an spoke French that she learned in her family's home. She relayed the story of her family was expelled from Acadia (French Canada) sometime around 1763 and dropped off in New Orleans.
They were luckier in some ways than other Acadiens expelled around 1765. Others were forced to go to various British colonies and split up from their neighbors and turned into English speakers in places like New England. Some even were indentured servants. True, some were welcomed and treated well enough in New England and adapted fine enough, but it was so hard. Acadia is originally what became Nova Scotia in Canada. I wonder how many thousands made it to Louisiana. I know over 10-12,000 were deported in total. A lot of the fighters were from New England who did that.
Bonjour Basil, effectivement mes ancêtres ont vécu la déportation vers la Louisiane.
Ils ont nommé l’événement (Le grand dérangement). Ils sont revenu à la marche vers le Canada. Ils se sont établis au Québec. Ont ne les oublie pas.
La musique Cajun, c’est la musique de l’âme.
Salut
@@Bazza5000 theres still a lot of acadians in new england, and most of the acadians now reside in new Brunswick
That had to be Divine Providence. Love your post (and your family story!)
France doesn't forget you my friend...
La France ne vous oublie pas. Elle vous regarde avec toute l'admiration que l'on se doit d'avoir pour ses frères. Patience, notre jour viendra !
Vive l'Amérique française !
Thank you sir! I am a cajun and sadly my family stopped passing french down 2 generations ago. We still do alot of traditional cajun dishes and what not, but im in the process of trying to learn french and maybe start passing it down when I get kids
@@polignac Bravo !
@@polignac Excellente idée ! Je vous souhaite bonne chance pour apprendre le français !
Excellent idea ! I wish good luck to Learn french !
@@polignac same with my family! We’re from the Atchafalaya River area. My pawpaw’s family relocated to southeast Texas as share croppers. He only knew Acadian French and little English. When he came to Texas he and his siblings were punished at school and made fun of for speaking their native tongue. He swore to never teach his children Acadian French due to the hatred he and his family faced. I wish he would have taught us. It’s such a beautiful language!
@@polignac This is the way! My French is pretty advanced. I could help you, I think, though I'm rusty. I know French from France and Quebec French. My brother-in-law is Cajun, but his parents don't speak it. I once gave him a classic, old Cajun book, but he didn't seem to be so interested in it. It's probably a collector's item by now.
I’m from Brazil living in Baton Rouge,LA.
I love Cajun food and music. I even married a Cajun man 😉
Oi Mara. Eu estava um lendo um livro e me deparei com esse termo “Cajun”. Parei de ler e estou pesquisando, porque sou muito curioso. Então por favor me diga o que é cajun, em termos práticos. Grato
@@Chienqfume "Cajun" is a linguistic corruption of "Acadian". When the French lost Canada to Britain in the mid 1700s, the British removed French speaking people from the coastal region called Acadia (but not Quebec). Many of these Acadians relocated to French Louisiana, and over time the name Acadian changed to Cajun. The Cajuns are an ethnic group distinct from the Creole French in and around New Orleans, although I am sure that there has been a lot of intermarriage between the two.
@@brunopadovani7347 Ohhh ! Thanks a lot for the explanation! I am very curious and I like to learn. Regards from the Brazil 🇧🇷
I'm Cajun too. This reminds me of my Paw Paw. He was so talented
The 1st song rocks my socks off!
Proud Cajun here. (Née) Adams.
I sure ain't Cajun or French. So being from Scotland. I absolutely love the sweet sounds and tunes that I have heard here. Huge Thank You to all concerned. Slainte Mhath
That is cajun, no doubt on it. I am French and I can tell you that's not the way we speak in France but I love it, I really do. Big pride of that French heritage in the USA.
@@thomasparals3088 c'est pas ça qu'il a dit, il a dit qu'il n'était ni cajun ni français mais écossais...
Many years ago I heard a recording of an old timer name of Denis Magee and I was hooked - later the Balfa Brothers renewed my love of this music - from the other side of the pond - “ let the good times roll”🇬🇧🇺🇸
I'm from New Mexico and absolutely love this music. I listen everyday.
Cajun? Acadian! My grandparents only spoke French, but the French schools were almost all shut down. Now I struggle trying to say a sentence, but still love the language!❤😊🙏
Dialect?
Hmm, originally Quebec I guess!
@@lynbsker1968
Acadia isn't Quebec.
😢😢😢😢😢
The Cajun languages are first Cajun French ( a sister language of Parisian French ), and English as a second language. Creole French in Southwestern Louisiana is a spoken language based on French. It is called ( or named ) Kouri-Vini for the way Creoles say either Walk/Run/Go and Come. ) Louisiana Creole is not written in French. It is written as it sounds in French. It looks like an English pronunciation of French in many cases.
Cajun speakers speak the hand-me-down language of their Acadian ancestors. The Acadians spoke the hand-me-down French language from Western France. These people settled in Acadia, now Nova Scotia, Canada in I would say the 1600s or 1700s. I don't really know the exact date, but a long time ago.
These people were expelled fron Acadia in the 1750s by the English who could not get these French people to swear loyalty to the King of England, n'est-ce pas ?
King George III, this dog we Americans had to fight to win our independence in and around 1776, and for several years thereafter.
Cajun French is French. It is mutually intelligible with French languages around the world.
Et bien voilà de la bonne vraie musique… du son de la profondeur, et surtout de la bon humeur… de la vie quoiqu’il en coûte….
I still love to listen to Justin Wilson, his cooking / stories and his comedy albums.
L darcom ;
Entièrement d'accord, tu es dans le vrai en plein. Ça réchauffe le ❤, et comme tu dis ; de la bonne humeur...De la vie quoiqu'il en coûte, enfin !, 1bonne rascasse avec le tout, LE PARADIS...✋😁👍🎻✋✋
Rascasse ; 🐟 qui entre dans la composition de la bouillabaisse. 👍👍
Je suis français québécois du Canada et je viens de découvrir votre culture cajun ça fait penser aux acadien du nouveau Brunswick j’adore ça je vais essayer de dessendre en louisiane vous visiter
Come down man to Louisiana won’t regret saying just don’t get too close to the alligators and try yourself some crawfish and get down to the music
@@pizzajeff7593 oh yeah I’ll try it for sure one day
As a Mississippian, I love going to Louisiana
@@pizzajeff7593 i don't think you knew this but there his cray fish in N.B. we just prefer the lobster in Shediac vivre l'Acadie
@@denistardif6650 I know but here it’s a special Tradition and we have the seasoning and there’s also a few thousand different types also if you come down here say Crawfish because if you don’t get gonna be harassed and say it up there too it makes you sound better remember CRAWFISH 🦞😉
I first heard cajun music in the movie "Southern Comfort." It sounds alot like Irish music, which is what I grew up on. I'm really getting into it now.
Ya irish? I dont think it sounds that much irish (some of the more traditional southern sounding cajun songs do ig) but listen to bluegrass if ya like irish folk.
Its clearly French.
but they may also recognize Irish undertones. ... It's ok...
Cela me tire les larmes, la gravure aussi...
It's like a confused fun. Very free and liberating. You don't have to be a good dancer either. I love it.
Thank you from Arizona... We love all ya all Cajuns!!!
My great ma from France owned a paddle boat during civil war NEW AWLINES IM A 4 TH GEN Texan but that Cajun music pulls me back to Louisiana alot. Armadillo Bob
Great--- Fantastic---- Outstanding.what a tradition. Totally part of the great U.S.A.
This music makes me happy. Thank you 😊
Hello, an english comment here.
This music is beautiful. It's full of history and i love it.
@Amelia Miller no i am not but i see the cajun culture and music as something interesting. I love to think about the south and the culture it has.
@Amelia Miller woow that's great.
Same to you.
Un grand bonjour à nos cousins d'Amerique !
Born and raised in NJ. Lived 16 yrs in Texas and loved this music ever since hearing it. Moved back home but miss my time down South.
Grande musica di una ricca tradizione. Quando sono triste ascolto le musiche cajun e mi sento meglio Evviva e spero si possa ascoltare presto dal vivo in Italia !!!
Oh...fico!
I'm half Louisiana, half Texan and I'm very grateful for this! This would have made my Dad's day!
This is Southern music at it’s very finest..I love it!
Toyzintheattic not Southern. Regional in Louisiana only
Jared Cart .. Yes, I agree. It’s definitely a regional genre, but still Southern as well.i think it is excellent music.
Toyzintheattic Cajuns are as southern as they come so I agree
Love from Italy! Keep the traditions alive
I’m a Joubert my family came down from Canada as some of the original Cajun settlers Im very proud of that :)
Why?
Did your family look like the degenerate Cajuns in the film Southern Comfort? Did they act strange and play dreadful accordéon music? Are you proud to be like them?
Andrew Ducrow why do you not like Cajuns
Lacewood Farms - what makes you say that? On the contrary I have lots of African American friends who speak Cajun !
Andrew Ducrow ok its a miss understanding I thought that by the comment you left that you didn’t like Cajuns you do understand why I would think this though don’t you
Come to Louisiana, USA and do the Cajun Two Step dance with your favorite gal. Go to the Fait Do Do and dance all night.
Y'all gone have a good time, yeah !
During Mardi Gras you can "Let da good time roll."
Laissez les bons temps rouler.
Yep this is the music of my people.
Listening in as an acadian still in the maritimes! Being August 15th, couldn't help but play some Acadian/Cajun tunes. xD
Hold on to your language never let it die
bravo les cajuns, j'adore vos chansons !!!!!!!
Etc moi aussi ❤
J'adore tous les chansons ❤
merci! je suis née en Louisiane. Traditionnellement, nous dansons à cette musique avec nos familles. Nous mangeons et buvons l'alcool et célébrons être ensemble. (Pardonnez-moi si mon français est mauvais)
@@annakatebertolet2703 ton français est excellent ne t’inquiète pas
Heard and saw the band playing some of these songs in an old movie called Southern Comfort
très belle musique de Louisiane
wonderful traditional cajun music, listen as the music talks to you
I'm from rite here in East Texas and I love Cajun 🎵🎶
.I am from Cornwall next to England in th UK, I love the music.
I’m from Yorkshire, also next to England in the UK :-D Been loving Cajun for nearly 30 years now
I'm from Scotland, also next to England! Loving this music!
@@lauramcnamee7381 Hello Laura, Ihave been north of Hadrian's wall a few times, I worked near Edinburgh fora while. Robert
My direct ancestors survived, God bless their souls and all who suffered along with them. I will forever be grateful for our heritage. We count our blessings like none other in the world.
My heart is here. I have no idea why. But when I was about 10 I begged my parents for a banjo and proceeded to play it in the tree in my garden. They thought I was a very strange child. Eventually I got to hear cajun music and it felt like home. Who knows? ❤
A previous life. You are experiencing genetic memory.
@@marlettevandermerwe7138 It seems so..
Les Mardi Gras s'en vient de tout partout
Tout le tour autour du moyeu
Ça passe eine fois par an
Demander la charité
Quand même si c'est eine patate
Eine patate et des grattons
Les Mardi Gras sont d'sus un grand voyage
Tout le tour autour du moyeu
Ça passe eine fois par an
Demander la charité
Quand même si c'est eine poule maigre
Et trois ou quatre cotons d'maï'
Capitaine, Capitaine voyage ton flag
Allons chez l'aut' voisin
Demander la charité
Pour les autres venez nous joindre
Pour les autres vous venez nous joindre
Ouais au gumbo ce soir
I'm 100% polish and love this music, reminds of polka! Got me dancing
yes Swiss German here in AZ USA... Love all the traditional music, all the way from European ~> French, polish, bavarian, black forest, Swiss, Spanish Basque herders, & to ~> USA cajun, western cowboy campfire & cattle drive, hispanic southwestern, all use a reed instrument, such as the harmonica or the button or keyed accordion, to good musical effect!!!
I am 50% Croatian and your right it does remind of the Polka especially the accordian lol.
It's one of the best music in the world. I love it.
Voici une des plus belle mélodie : Balavoine, sos d'un terrien en détresse, écoutes, c'est magnifique
Beaucoup de similitudes avec le créole réunionnais. .. magnifique. ...,. Ou sont mes racines? ....
ecoute donc cajun tang
@@justsceptic3085 whoo 😅 je viens de voir la vignette du groupe 😅 c’est exactement ce que j’ai mangé hier 😆 ils connaissent aussi le tang ??😅
As a french guy I understand roughly 30 % of the lyrics
Combine de creole pouvez Vous compredre? It's gon be a bitch in a buzzsaw prolly!😅
I love cajun music cajun food
Greetings from Wales ( very instrumental in the USA). Fantastic music. Loving it, stay safe y'all.
@David really, where? the beautiful Welsh seem to stay at home, the Scots and Irish are better known as wandering in search of a new life...ps I love Wales :)
This music is incredible as a french ... tears my heart it's so full of ancient wisdom we lost. the fact i understand it, is making it more painful (but beautiful).
I wish I could understand what he's singing. My French isn't that good, but love the language
Vive les Français de la Louisiana et de Canada!!!
Allez les Bleu!
Vive les français d'Amerique et vive la Nouvelle France !
I’m not Cajun,but I sure do love to listen to it.❤️
Growing up, I used to hate this music. I'm not even sure why. But these days, it sounds like home. And I can't help but love it.
Im from the Highlands of Scotland and i love this music ❤
I am from SCOTLAND and this is the" DUGS BOLLOCKS" ! love it ..
well, in spite of the english parliament, Les Cadiens who were known later cajuns and have been friends of indians have got good friends by the Scots, we can hear it in their music and the fiddle ;-)
Cheers from south Brazil to all Cajun freaks like me!
Um abraço, amigo!
If any of y’all are going to Louisiana for Mardi gras, attend a traditional one, you will hear plenty of songs like this, everyone will be in traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costumes, and a lot of the time they will have a competition where people chase around a chicken. It was started when men on horseback in Louisiana went to houses in disguises begging for food and getting ingredients along the way to make a large communal gumbo. Once the chicken is caught, it’ll be added to a gumbo.
BORN- WEEKS ISLAND- left Island in LATE SIXTIES- we went to the houses in disguises during Mardi Gras and also Christmas time.
famous music, preserve your traditions and your roots. Don't forget where do you come from. That's a treasure. Thanks for it!
La,on est vraiment dans la bonne musique cajun ;super .⚜⚜🇨🇵
I was raised around cajun musicians . My Grandpere was Olide Thibodeaux , the accordionist .
The Thibodeaux are everywhere
I’m Brazilian and this somewhat sounds like a version of forro Music the country side music of Brazil that were played at the plantations and places like that
thank you so much Clarence Thibodeaux for sharing your information! Sadly I am from Holland...wish you were my neighbour...would love to hear everything about your amazing culture!!! Meanwhile I try to keep your music alive overseas. Carry on mate doin the right thing!!!
I read your words Clarence, and it's sad. But don't loose faith try to find more people with the passion for not letting this beautiful culture die and work on it try to preserve it and perpetuate it.
I thank God for You. Love, Light, Peace, Music and Joy.
I love Louisiana. I’ve been obsessed with it my whole life. I’m in Tennessee and I visit New Orleans when I can. I really enjoy this music!
New Orleans is the touristy part of this state.. Bayou Country is the authentic Louisiana that makes us really unique.
Yes, get away from New Orleans and enjoy the real Cajun life. Used to drive trucks to Lafayette, Opelousas, Jennings, Eunice. Enjoyed the Cajun culture and was accepted even l'm an outsider. Call Louisiana home as l've lived most of my 75 years on the north shore of the big pond.
I met a coworker that is from Lafayette. Sadly, she did not know she was French (Cajun). I told her that her deep Cajun accent was a dead giveaway. She knew that the elders in her family spoke a language but did not know what it was. My mother is from Nantes, France and I totally support Les Louisianais Français. I have been interested in both the Quebecois et Les Louisianais Français since I was a young adult. I love to go to the Lafayette area and just be French in America. I do visit France often but that is because I have very lovely and awesome cousins in France. My father is Greek and I grew up with French, Greek, and American cultures. But I have always been more French American than anything else.
And I have been listening to this wonderful music for about 25 years. I just can not get enough of it. I am not Acadian but I am surely French American. Now if only this virus to leave us, I can Fais do-do
I recomeend you visit the canadian maritime provinces to meet the acadians as well if your visiting the quebecois
Je suis vendéen et mon patois ressemble beaucoup à votre façon de parler donc j'adore !
Be good to see the dancing, too! 🙂🙋♀️🇭🇲
Bonne vie aux cajuns, continuer à résister l'assimilation anglo-saxonne.
Pourquoi ?
@@Rorkazak Parce que c'est important de sauvegarder sa culture, sans cultures différentes, le monde serait sans couleur.
@@jeremietellier3116 Absolutely Agreed! Cajuns must save their culture, they were resided in US before British people.
@@tabatabayi75 my grandpere etait acadien et je parles encore francais ici en ontario canada
@@richardboyer1080 I love to learn Cajun French, I like your culture, Music and food style. Cajun territories are number one if I get time to visit America.
Cajun here. But raised in Sacramento. I need my heritage.
another cajun here! nice pfp!
tbh dude, never been a better time to leave Cali.
Love this music. So beautiful. I feel like I'm on a boat floating down the bayou
Heartwarming music that brings a lot of memories.
Traveled to Louisiana quit a bit, and loved it. Mardi Gras, Music, Culture, People, Food, history.
One of my favorite places in U.S.
In my country (Brazil) the same thing happens. Nigeria's Yoruba language was banned, but today it resists the Candomblé religion. Nhangatu, the native American language, was banned by the Portuguese imperial court, nowadays few places speak that. Language and music is culture.
Salute from Paris France.
Such JOY in music ,...sounds so SAD with the words...WONDERFUL STUFF !
I discovered cajun music about 1999 and have loved it since.
Great video! Where's that bowl of jambalaya when I need it? LOL
The first song has an english ballad rockabilly sound