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Zydeco - Wikipedia Zydeco ( ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ, - diː - ZY-dih-koh, -dee-; French: zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by French speaking African Americans of Creole heritage It incorporates blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles, such as la la and juré
Zydeco Music in Louisiana - History and Where to Hear It Discover zydeco, a rockin' dance music that is unique to Louisiana Early zydeco was a blend of Louisiana French accordion music and Afro-Caribbean beats It sat at the crossroads of Creole, Cajun, gospel and the blues, yet has since evolved to include influences from several other genres
Zydeco | Louisiana, Creole, Accordion | Britannica It became widely popular in the 1980s through the performances of Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida, Buckwheat Zydeco, Boozoo Chavis, and others This article was most recently revised and updated by Virginia Gorlinski
Zydeco - Music Rising ~ The Musical Cultures of the Gulf South Zydeco (pronounced ZY-duh-coe) is the exuberant dance music of Creoles in southwest Louisiana It is a rich hybrid, based on core Afro-Caribbean rhythms and song forms such as juré singing, African-American blues and rhythm blues, and Cajun music
History of Zydeco Music - Rhythm Roots Festival In the early 1800s, zydeco music was born out of the cross-cultural mix of French, Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences in Louisiana The music was originally played on accordions and fiddles by Creole people–descendants of French colonists who lived in Louisiana–in small clubs and dancehalls
ZYDECO Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ZYDECO is popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin with elements of Caribbean music and the blues and that features guitar, washboard, and accordion
What is zydeco music? - California Learning Resource Network It’s more than simply ‘folk music’; it’s a meticulously layered fusion of African, French, Spanish, Caribbean, and Native American musical traditions From a sociocultural perspective, zydeco serves as a tangible representation of historical interaction and cultural synthesis
Stylistic Developments in Zydeco Music | Smithsonian Folkways . . . Artists like Clifton Chenier blended traditional Creole music with the electrified sounds of R B, blues, and rock-’n’-roll to create a distinct zydeco style In this lesson, you will learn through listening to the stylistic changes that fostered the evolution of zydeco music from Creole music