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Documentary · Music
What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile
- Released
- 2025-10-24
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Performance score
- Not rated
An exploration of Edmond Dédé and Basile Barès were 19th-century New Orleans composers of color. Dédé, born free, was an orchestral composer and violist, known for his opera Morgiane. Barès, born into slavery, was a pianist and composer of music for dance halls, unique for being the only known American composer with a copyright assigned to his work while enslaved.
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