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By Bouliane, Sandria P.
First Recordings of Popular Songs in French Canada
Vinyl recordings of French-Canadian songs were first produced at the turn of the 20th century. While Anglo-American music dominated all the markets, social and cultural factors such as the massive migration of French Canadians to the United States and the appearance of music specifically intended for the various ethnic groups that were immigrating to the U.S. fostered the recording of popular songs in French. It is often forgotten that the effervecent Roaring Twenties preceding the Great Depression of the 1930s gave birth to the Quebec recording industry. In fact, during the 1920s, recordin...
The English version of the Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America is online since December 15th, 2009. It features an ever growing number of articles, documents and resources on the heritage of French-speaking North America.
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