Creole peoples were a mixture of people of European ancestry and slave populations (or free men and women of color). They were also referred to as "criollos", a word from the Spanish language meaning "created" and used in the post-French governance period to distinguish the two groups of New Orleans area and down river Creoles. Both mixed race and European Creole groups share many traditions and language, but their socio-economic roots differed in the original period of Louisiana history. Actually, the French word Creole is derived from the Portuguese word "Crioulo", which described Spaniards born in the Americas as opposed to Spain.
Born and Raised World Tour Born and Raised World Tour The Born and Raised World Tour was a concert tour by American singer John Mayer in support of his fifth and sixth studio albums, "Born and Raised" and "Paradise Valley". On March 22, 2013, the tour was first announced and tickets went on sale March 29 and 30, 2013. The tour began on July 6, 2013 in Milwaukee and ended in June 2014. This was Mayer's first tour in three years and after undergoing his vocal surgery. Piet Levy of the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" said, "Mayer sounded sublime Saturday, as though his soulful voice had