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The role of women in Cajun and Creole music was front and center as Louisiana artist Melissa Bonin unveiled the official poster for 2019's Festival Acadiens et Creoles. Bonin said her poster, called ...

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This year’s festival celebrates 90 years of “Jolie Blonde” and other female characters and performers. LAFAYETTE, La. – An iconic symbol of the female influence on Cajun and Creole music, what we know ...

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An iconic symbol of the female influence on Cajun and Creole music, what we know today as "Jolie Blonde" was first recorded as "Ma blonde est partie" in 1929 by the Breaux Brothers. Ninety years later ...