Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music
- ISBN-10
- 0195343069
- ISBN-13
- 9780195343069
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 317
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-04
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Ryan A. Brasseaux
Description
Social music -- Early commercial era -- A heterogeneous tradition -- Becoming the folk -- Cajun swing era -- The modern Cajun sound -- Cajun national anthem -- A new mental world.
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