Creole may refer to:

Anthropology

* Creole peoples, ethnic groups which originated from linguistic, cultural, and often racial mixing of colonial-era emigrants from Europe with non-European peoples * Criollo people, the historic name of people of full or near full Spanish descent in Colonial Hispanic America and the Philippines. *

Louisiana Creole people Louisiana Creoles (french: Créoles de la Louisiane, lou, Moun Kréyòl la Lwizyàn, es, Criollos de Luisiana) are people descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana before it became a part of the United States during the period of bo ...

, people descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana before it became a part of the United States during the period of both French and Spanish rule * Creole language, a language that originated as a mixed language. Many creole languages are known by their speakers as some variant of "creole", for example spelled ''Kriol''. **

List of creole languages A creole language is a stable natural language developed from a mixture of different languages. Unlike a pidgin, a simplified form that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups, a creole language is a complete language, us ...

*** English-based creole languages, sometimes abbreviated English creoles *** French-based creole languages, also termed Bourbonnais creole or Mascarene creole in western Indian Ocean islands

Music

Creole music The term Creole music (french: musique créole) is used to describe both the early folk or roots music traditions of rural Creoles of Louisiana. Examples One possible definition of Creole folk music is this: melodies, sometimes including dance-re ...

, a genre of folk music in Louisiana, the United States

Performers and record labels

La Compagnie Créole La Compagnie Créole is a popular French pop band from French Guiana and the French West Indies, founded in the 1970's. They originally started singing in Creole but quickly adopted French as their main language. They are known mostly for the f ...

, French music group *

Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin American, Caribbean, an ...

, American music group *

The Kidd Creole Nathaniel Glover (born February 19, 1960), also known as Nate or Danny Glover and better known by the stage name Kidd Creole, is a former American rapper. He was a member of the pioneering old school hip hop group Grandmaster Flash & the Furious ...

(b. 1960), American rapper * Creole Records, a record label

Works

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La créole ''La créole'' is an ''opéra comique'' in three acts of 1875 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by Albert Millaud, with additional material by Henri Meilhac. It was one of three full-length stage works written almost simult ...

'', an 1875 opéra comique, with music by Jacques Offenbach * ''Creole'' (album), a 1998 album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label * "Creole" (song), a 2006 song from the album ''B'Day'' by Beyonce

Ships

* French ship ''Créole'', various ships of the French Navy * ''Creole'', an American slave ship involved in the ''Creole'' case

Other uses