Canray Fontenot - Les Barres De La Prison w interview

Clip is taken from Yasha Aginsky's documentary "Cajun Visits". It is an AWESOME film I would HIGHLY recommend. Louisiana Violinist Canray Fontenot interviewed and plays "Les Barres de la Prison" (The Prison Bars). Also preforms Hathaway 2 step in opening scene.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• cajun
• canray
• fontenot
• creole
• louisiana

[PatrimoineAcadiencom]

Un excellent vidéo d'archive!

This video is part of which DVD?

Robert Richard

Canada.

[SCRAMBLER390]

Video is part of Cajun Visits. USUALLY if you search Blues de Balfa (Either VCR or DVD), they will come together like 2 documentaries on one video. I would HIGHLY recommend these videos, as well as others by Yasha Aginsky.

[kcope001]

That almost brings tears to my eyes listening to that. Everybody in Louisiana should be upset about the slow demise of our mother language here.

[stigandr5]

Que c'est ben bon! Voici l'âme de la musique: le coeur. Et ceux-ci en ont beaucoup. Bondieu, j'espère qu'on ne perd pas ça.

[francaisemichif]

great video!he was a talented man!

[iamcreole]

@DJRenee I have roots to Pointé Coupéé, LA and traced roots to circa 1830 so far.

[AmaoNoBolso]

vive la francophonie!!!!!! cajun,créol,chiac,québecois,be­lge,etc etc.....

[DJRenee]

@SatchDaddyG That is correct...thank you....I am a Boudreaux...we have been here since the 1700's....Pointe Coupee parish....

[cherifleur222]

Canray Fontenot is a talented man. I loved watching this video, it brought back some good memories!!

[FlatulenceFox]

For those who are confused about the whole Cajun/Creole thing and how it relates to the music, I would highly recommend the book "The Kingdom of Zydeco" by Michael Tisserand.

For the record, Canray Fontenot is black Louisiana Creole and the music that he plays is called Zydeco.

[MrBest85]

interesting though, the original creole was the children of europeans during colonial times they were considered below the colonist in a social hierarchy

[CtwinDelagraentiss]

That's my Cousin!!! His mural is up in Welsh, LA across from my grandma's house

[jazzartdesign]

thanks, this is a total treat.

[fdballer50]

some are, some aren't. just like everyone else.