Welcome to the Louisiana Décima Project digital archive! This archival collection consists of field recordings from St. Bernard Parish collected by Samuel G. Armistead in Louisiana between 1975 and 1982, as well as other materials related to the history and culture of the Isleños and other Spanish-speaking groups in Louisiana.

For more details about these collections and the Louisiana Décima Project, please see the About page, the collection descriptions, and our companion website, louisianaspanish.net.

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  • Spanish Décimas from St. Bernard Parish

    This sub-collection consists of the recordings of songs sung by Irvan Pérez and translations that came from the booklet, Commentary & Context of the Spanish Décimas from St. Bernard Parish. They derived from a physical CD copy that was accompanied with the booklet.

    Contributors: Louisiana Folklife Center, Armistead, Samuel G., 1927-2013, Katz, Israel J., 1930-2021

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  • Series III (1980-82) [1-58]

    Ethnographic field tapes recorded by Samuel G. Armistead in St. Bernard Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, St. Charles Parish, Sabine Parish, and Natchitoches Parish between 1980 and 1982. Comprises 52 hours of linguistic, folkloric, and folkliterary material. Originally on open reel tapes, these were copied onto cassette tapes and digitized by UC Davis Libraries and the Institute for Public Ethnomusicology.

    Contributors: Institute for Public Ethnomusicology , University of California, Davis. Library Dept. of Special Collections

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  • Series II (1976) [I-XI]

    Ethnographic field tapes recorded by Samuel G. Armistead in St. Bernard Parish on March 26 and 27, 1976. Together with Series I comprises fourteen hours of linguistic material and oral literature, including local songs. Originally on open reel tapes, these were copied onto cassette tapes and digitized by UC Davis Libraries and the Institute for Public Ethnomusicology.

    Contributors: Institute for Public Ethnomusicology , University of California, Davis. Library Dept. of Special Collections

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Recent Items

  • Décima Recording

    Digitized open reel tape of Paul Pérez, Irvan Pérez' late father, singing two unidentified songs in Isleño Spanish.

  • Michael "Mike" Martin Sr.

    Photograph of the Michael "Mike" Martin Sr.

  • Sailfish Catfish Skull

    Gifted by Thomas Gonzales to Will Buckingham at IPE. It's value is tied to the "crucifix" symbol on the skull, where you can see the image of a cross. This was important to ________ ......

  • Spanish Décimas CD Booklet

    Tray card for the CD of Spanish Décimas containing 17 songs sung by Irvan Pérez. The tray card includes the title of the CD, liner notes, description of Irvan Pérez, and acknowledgements of those who worked on the production of the CD.

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