Queen Ida. Danny Poullard. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank. Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records. These are names that are familiar to many fans of Cajun music and zydeco, and they have one other thing in common--longtime residence in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are all part of a vibrant scene of dancing and live Louisiana-French music that has evolved over several decades. Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music in Northern California traces how this region of California has been able to develop and sustain dances several times a week with more than a dozen bands. Description of this active region
| Title |
Cajun and zydeco dance music in Northern California : modern pleasures in a postmodern world / Mark F. DeWitt. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi |
| Creation Date |
c2008 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-266), discography (p. 267-269), filmography (p. 271) and index. English |
| Content |
Prelude: Down at the twist and shout -- Identity issues, research methods, and ethnography -- Music, dance, and social capital -- Wartime and postwar Creole migration to California -- Further Creole migration and bridging to other social networks -- Folk revival connection: The musicians -- Folk revival connection: The dancers -- Later Gulf Coast arrivals. |
| Series |
American made music series |
| Extent |
1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997012199660905171 |
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