J'ai été au Bal

documentary   d/ Les Blank

Lovingly crafted doc on the arcadians who were expelled from Nova Scotia in 1755, made their way to Louisiana, settled in and maintained their language and cultural traditions...especially music. They mixed with free blacks and together created the music we now call Cajun and zydeco...dance music for the common folk.

It is simple in structure, with a steady beat, celebrates ordinary folk doing ordinary things and is irresistibly danceable.

Allons Dancer!

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