Dewey Balfa & Marc Savoy, Part 2 (1982)
En Français
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: French
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1982-05-23
Duration: 00:23:00
Subjects: French language | Education | Cajun music | Balfa, Dewey | Savoy, Marc
Contributors:
- Fontenot, James Host
- Van Der Stappen, Jose Interviewee
- Dyess, Homer Interviewee
- Balfa, Dewey Performer
- Savoy, Marc Performer
- Balfa, Tony Performer
Description
This episode of the series “En Francais” from May 23, 1982, features James Fontenot’s interview with Homer Dyess, the coordinator of bilingual education and foreign languages with the Louisiana Department of Education, and Jose Van Der Stappen, the Secretary General of APEFE, the Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad, in Belgium. Cajun musicians Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and Tony Balfa then perform several songs in-studio. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.