LIVE SHOW RECORDINGIrvan and Alfred Perez appear on Rendez-vous des Cajuns
CD & BOOKLETSpanish Décimas from St. Bernard Parish
Irvan Perez, one of the last décima singers from Delacroix, recorded an album on cassette tape in 1988 in an effort to share his songs and the culture they represent with a wider audience. The recording is now available for purchase on CD, with an accompanying booklet by Samuel G. Armistead and Israel J. Katz, from the Louisiana Folklife Center, reproduced here with permission.
Listen to the Décimas:
FILMMosquitoes and High Water
This 1983 television documentary by acclaimed documentary filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker, offers a beautiful glimpse into life in lower St. Bernard Parish and the folkways of the Isleños.
