President. after their exile from Acadia [Nova Scotia] in 1755. many Acadians arrived in Louisiana and began the enormous task of resettlement in the virgin land west of the Mississippi. After resettling in Louisiana. the Cajuns established a cohesive new society. much like that which was enjoyed in their folmer homeland. Other ethnic groups who came to Louisiana were easily acculturated into Acadian society. These groups included Spanish and German immigrants. It was in this new Cajun society that Cajun music was born. Bearing signs of strong black influence and often making heavy use of the newly borrowed German accordion in addition to the familiar fiddle. this essentially French folk music developed its own distinct identity as the Cajuns were developing a distinct identity as a social group.
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