The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

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Bayou Ballads Of The Louisiana Plantations


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue Number2130-A / 2130-B / 2131-A / 2131-B / 2132-A / 2132-B
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Victor Red Seal Records
Record Format78 RPM - 10" Album
Shelf Number365
Number of Tracks12
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Sung in Creole

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Z'amours Marianne
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
2 - Tan Patate La Tchuite
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
3 - Suzanne, Suzanne, Jolie Femme
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
4 - En Avant, Grenadiers!
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
5 - Pauv' Piti Mom'zelle Zizi
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
6 - Dansez Codaine
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
7 - Clémentine
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
8 - Vous T'e In Morico!
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
9 - Gué-Gué Solingaie
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
10 - Ah Suzette, Chère!
Composer(s) : Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
11 - Zelim to Quitte la Plaine
Composer(s) : Henri Wehrmann; Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe
12 - Zozo Mokeur
Composer(s) : W. T. Francis; Collected by Mina Bernard Monroe