Geno Delafose is a zydeco musician who stays true to his Creole roots and sings the French songs born of the old “La La” tradition. Geno comes from a long line of musicians nurtured from the cross-pollenization of the different influences found in south Louisiana. His French is Cajun prairie French yet he identifies himself as a Creole (Black French). His music is both Cajun and Creole as he mixes it up on his diatonic accordion whenever he performs. Most importantly, Geno Delafose connects with the youth of south Louisiana and his attitudes of tolerance, inclusiveness, and “bon temps rouler” are well received throughout the world.
This video is Episode 2 of “Gumb-Oh! La! La!,” a thirteen-part French language documentary TV series produced in the year 2000 by Télé-Vision, Ciné-Mundo, and Louisiane à la carte, directed by André Forcier and presented by Marie-Jo Thério.
Horace Trahan is no ordinary Cajun musician. In fact, he’s not really a “Cajun musician” as this white boy does zydeco and does it well. Horace was once deemed as “the anointed one” destined to carry the old Cajun music tradition into the next generation. He sounded just like the old Cajun masters. Then one day, he went zydeco on them and he took his share of flack for preferring the black French style to the “white” Cajun style. But Horace was all about Bob Marley and in the series, he tells Cajuns and Creoles alike that they need to “Get up! Stand up!”
This video is Episode 7 of “Gumb-Oh! La! La!,” a thirteen-part French language documentary TV series produced in the year 2000 by Télé-Vision, Ciné-Mundo, and Louisiane à la carte, directed by André Forcier and presented by Marie-Jo Thério.