ACADIAN-CAJUN Genealogy & History: Encyclopedia of Cajun Life: Music

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History of the Cajuns: Encyclopedia of Cajun Life
Music

    Although they arrived in Louisiana without any instruments, it was only a few years before they began to make and buy violins (fiddles).
    The use of the accordian came from German influences. It was refined into today's Cajun accordion.
    In the 20th century, a genre of music known as Cajun evolved.

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