Creole Folk Music
One possible definition of Creole folk music is this: melodies, sometimes including dance-related instrumental accompaniments, sung in French patois by Creole people of French and African descent; however, this depends on a definition of Creole people, which is notoriously problematic. A simpler definition, in view of the relatively few Creole folk melodies that have survived, is this: music represented as Creole folk music in certain compilations, such as those listed here (with full citations in the References):
| Date | Code | Compilation |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | SS | Slave Songs of the United States (final 7 songs) |
| 1902 | CS | Creole Songs from New Orleans in the Negro-Dialect |
| 1915 | AA | Afro-American Folksongs |
| 1921 | CF | Six Creole Folk-Songs |
| 1921 | BB | Bayou Ballads: Twelve Folk-Songs from Louisiana |
| 1939 | LF | Louisiana French Folk Songs (Chapter 6: "Creole Folk Songs") |
| 1946 | DS | Creole Songs of the Deep South |
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