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Cajun music

music of Cajun Louisiana is rooted in ballads of French-speaking Canadians
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Cajun music

Summary

Cajun music is a music genre[1]. It draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #409 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cajun music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Cajun music is a type of music of Louisiana[4].
  • Cajun music's Commons category is recorded as Cajun musicians[5].
  • Cajun music's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • 1790 marks the founding of Cajun music[7].
  • Cajun music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cajun music[8].

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Definition and Type

Cajun music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of music of Louisiana[4].

Origins

1790 marks the founding of Cajun music[7].

Why It Matters

Cajun music draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #409 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category → Category:Cajun music
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