Day Two - Down by the Fais Do Do

they thing about Cajun music is that it makes you want to dance
no matter if it is traditional or zydeco
if your feet doan move you dead cher
dead f'sure

it is no accident that Zydeco which grew our of african, carribean, and cajun music
is also a sly euphemism for interracial lovin'
and the bayou people, cajun or creole got dat joi de vivre
which means - they know how to have fun..

so com'on down da 'Cafalaya..drink a little whiskey... eat a little gumbo.. and DANCE ...

Jambalaya Cajun Band

 



 



Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole

 

 

 

 



the Creole Wild West Indians..

Mardi Gras Indians have been parading in New Orleans at least since the mid-19th century, possibly before. The tradition was said to have originated from an affinity between Africans and Indians as minorities within the dominant culture, and blacks’ circumventing some of the worst racial segregation; laws by representing themselves as Indians. There is also the story that the tradition began as an African American tribute to American Indians who helped runaway slaves

 

 



... feel the music running through me
makes me want to dance
Clap my hands and dance ...

Jerry Jeff Walker - Hill Country Rain

it ain't just about the music - it also about the food  

 

 



Native Americans



more food ..

From Austin TX and Lafayette LA - The Lost Bayou Ramblers