PRESENTING

MUSIQUE(S)!

A CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY
OF LOUISIANA MUSIC IN
FRENCH AND CREOLE

6 MUSICIANS

1 BOOK
1 ALBUM
1 EXHIBITION
1 DOCUMENTARY

A musical anthology to celebrate who we are. En musique(s).

In August 2024, we invited two Grammy-winning musicians & four musical ensembles from Louisiana — for a total of 28 artists — to record an original album to document their musical practices and show how they perpetuate a centuries-long tradition of music sung in French and Creole. We also filmed and interviewed them to produce a documentary, curate an exhibition, and publish a book. We love creating.

COMING MAY 7, 2025.
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE.

PRODUCED WITH
THE SUPPORT OF
THE LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS

In February 2024, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress awarded us its prestigious Community Collections Grant. We have been thrilled to work with such an amazing partner and to have the opportunity to conduct research in the Library’s archives in Washington D.C. to bring this project to life.

The book, album, and film we created will be archived in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress — for future generations to experience.

COMING
MAY 7
2025

Following the official presentation of Musique(s)!, L’Album at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on March 26, 2025, pre-orders for our album are now open (and pre-orders for our book will open on April 3!).

Starting May 7, 2025 (official release date), we will start shipping all pre-orders and both our book and album will also be available for purchase online and in our new space at 602 Toulouse St, in the heart of the French Quarter.

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE.

POWERED
BY NOUS

Nous, The New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures, is an independent recording label, film studio, and publishing house.

Executive Producers: Scott Tilton, Rudy Bazenet
Artistic Directors: Autumn Palen, Katya Vaz

Merci to our partners:

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

Gauthier Family Foundation

James Douglas Hislop

CreateLouisiana

TV5Monde

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Excerpts from Musique(s)!, Le Film (2025)