What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile

Name: What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 24 Oct 2025
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2025-10-24 United States of America 85 minutes.

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Documentary Music composer 19th century creole music documentary 1800s

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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.

Year 2025

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Director Sascha Just

Crew Sascha Just (Director), Michèle Barbin (Editor), Sascha Just (Producer), Kevin Hughes (Director of Photography)

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Language English