Genre: Creole
The Ann Savoy Collection
The Arhoolie Foundation’s Ann Savoy Cajun Interviews Collection consists of over 200 recorded interviews Ann Savoy conducted with Louisiana musicians over the past 45 years. The...
Read MoreAnn Savoy Collection: Ambrose Sam, 1990
Coming from the Mallet region, near Lawtell, Ambrose and his brother Hebert (father of the great child zydeco band The Sam Five) were primarily know as double row and triple row accordion players and played the style called Lala.
Read MoreArhoolie Records Catalogs Publications
Arhoolie Records Catalogs and Publications The Arhoolie Foundation stems from the work of founder Chris Strachwitz and his seminal independent record label Arhoolie Records. In 1960,...
Read MoreArhoolie Awards 2019
Arhoolie Awards 2019 Now in their second year, the Arhoolie Awards honors musicians, organizations, and individuals who carry on and uplift roots and regional music styles....
Read MoreThe Harry Oster Collection
Between 1956 and 1963, Dr. Harry Oster, professor of English at LSU Baton Rouge, roamed the back roads of Louisiana in search of traditional music. A...
Read MoreCanray Fontenot Interview
Canray Fontenot was a legendary Creole french fiddle player. “…We played for white people…I still think about that…You go play dances, you could get in the front, or anywhere. The next day you wanted to buy a drink, you had to go in the back, if you was Black.”
Read MoreClifton Chenier Interviews
“Well, you see in 1955 I used to play nothing but rock music on accordion. Then I got so, I said “Well there’s too many rock groups.” I said, “I’m going to change this a little.” That’s why I got it down to put French in the rock music. See, how it goes.”
Read MoreMoses Asch – Folkways Records
Moses Asch was the founder of Asch Records, Folkways Records, and Disc Records. Listen to his 1981 interview with Arhoolie Foundation’s Chris Strachwitz.
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