Louisiana’s unique multicultural history has led to the development of more styles of American music than anywhere else in the country. Encyclopedia of Louisi

"The SWLA Musicians Encyclopedia is a compedium of narrative and descriptive essays about the people and places relating to music and musicians of SWLA. ... The

Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various tra

New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 1: Religion

"Here in Louisiana, we make music. When I say we make music, I mean that we don't just play music--we invent it, too. We take the raw materials of music--of sou