The Mamou Two-Step

Cajuns are the descendants of Catholic French Canadians whom the British Empire expelled from the captured French territory of Acadia (modern-day Nova Scotia and its surrounding areas) in the 18th century. They emigrated to an area of rural south Louisiana, territory owned by France prior to the Louisiana Purchase, which the new settlers called "Acadiana." Modern Cajuns maintain connections to their heritage and culture through the French language and dialect, their cuisine, and their music. This piece is named after the Louisiana town of Mamou, called "The Cajun Music Capital of the World."