Gumbo Ya-Ya

A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales

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Ranked #21 in New Orleans


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Tom Piazza This is a collection of Louisiana folklore, assembled in the 1930s; to my knowledge it has been in print ever since. The word ‘gumbo’ is of African origin and it means, roughly, ‘mixed together’. The phrase ‘gumbo ya-ya’ is from the Creole and means ‘everyone talking at once’. So the book is a gathering of many voices. (Source)


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