Un Nòt Kankan
This project is a music video for the original song "Un nòt kankan", the first single from the Louisiana Creole album "Mò kouzin, mò kouzinn" by Benoî
Mô kouzin mô kouzinn is the result of several years of research in the very neglected corpus of the musical heritage of the slaves and free people of color of the nineteenth century. This music has affinities with what was heard at the same time in Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe. We know about field hollers but not about the satirical and rhythmic songs of the Creole slaves. Jazz historians almost always mention the mythical Congo Square when they talk about the genesis of jazz. You will hear on this album some songs that were sung in Congo Square during the first half of the nineteenth century in New Orleans…..Not only is the existence of such a musical heritage largely unknown, most people don’t even know that the Creole language - called Kouri-Vini - is still spoken in Louisiana. This record is proof that this language is alive and well. And beautiful.
Language
Louisiana Creole French
Country
Canada