Jun 05 2008
Learn Cajun French
Does "Baton Rouge" ring a bell? Yes, we are talking hurricane Katrina here, but this time not because of the weather, yet because of the state Louisiana. Ages ago Louisiana was a French settlement… French kings used to be called Louis… It’s a no-brainer why this state these days is called Louisiana.
Now you will tell me: nobody I saw on TV was speaking French there during the floods, so what is this learn Cajun French all about?
Well, the old French settlers in Canada were given kind of a choice: to leave Canada for other French territories like Haiti or Louisiana. Lot’s of them settled in the harbour of arrival: New Orleans.
Yet Cajun lives on, not only in the well known Cajun foods and Cajun seasoning but especially in their French music. Unlike the language spoken in Paris which evolved to the French you hear now, Cajun is more or less a reminder how French was spoken 400 years ago. You can learn Cajun French if you listen to Cajun music like in the sample French music song Quand j’étais pauvre from Dewey Balfa , Louisiana. Violin and Cajun accordions are the music instruments of choice.(Music lyrics are included as otherwise it could become a bit difficult…)
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