Francophone immigration: We’re all ears!

Cultural diversity enriches and invigorates Francophone and Acadian communities.

Take this quiz to test your spelling skills and learn about the cultural legacy of Canadian immigrants, which includes music, song, dance and poetry.

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below.

1. Bamileke leg rattles are used in the traditional music of Placeholder for the answer.
2. The musette style of music, which originated in Paris, is associated with the Placeholder for the answer.
3. The tcha-tcha, the graj and the vaksin are three instruments used in Placeholder for the answer Haitian roots music.
4. The nuba is a musical form found throughout the Placeholder for the answer.
5. The Baule people of the Placeholder for the answer invented a musical instrument called the ahoko.
6. Al-Zajal is a popular form of Lebanese poetry that’s either spoken or Placeholder for the answer.
7. The Moroccan loutar is a plucked string instrument that is Placeholder for the answer.
8. Maloya, which originated on the island of Réunion, is a form of music, song and dance that draws on influences from various African countries, including Placeholder for the answer.
9. Originally played in rural areas in western Algeria, raï is now a popular style of music, influenced by rock, disco and Placeholder for the answer.
10. In Burundi’s ritual dance of the royal drum, an odd number of Placeholder for the answer parade the drums, then place them around a central drum before performing a dance.
  
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