
What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile
- Release Date
- 2025-10-24
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
Overview
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.

