Complex sentence: Gottschalk was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Creole quarters of the city, where he was exposed to a wide variety of musical traditions, also through his Grandmother Buslé and his nurse Sally, both of whom were natives of Saint-Domingue.
Split into simpler sentences: Gottschalk was born in New Orleans, where he was exposed to a wide variety of musical traditions. His family lived in the Creole quarters of the city, and his Grandmother Buslé and his nurse Sally were both natives of Saint-Domingue.