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Zydeco music is typically played in an uptempo, syncopated manner with a strong rhythmic core, [3] and often incorporates elements of blues, rock and roll, soul music, R&B, Cajun, and early Creole music. Zydeco music is centered on the accordion, which leads the rest of the band, and a specialized washboard, called a vest frottoir, as a ...
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Haley is a fourth-generation fiddler whose mentors included Grammy-winning zydeco pioneer Queen Ida. [6] With her band, the Zydekats, Haley has played numerous venues and festivals across the world, including NoHo Summer Nights, [3] FolkWorks Folk/Roots Festival, [7] the Annual Orange County Cajun Food & Music Celebration, [8] the Annual Decatur Celebration, [9] the Wildlife West Music ...
Stanley Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), [1] [2] better known by his stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, was an American accordionist and zydeco musician. He was one of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success.
Beau Jocque (born Andrus Espre; November 1, 1953 – September 10, 1999) was a Louisiana French Creole zydeco musician and songwriter active in the 1990s.. Beau Jocque is known for his gruff vocals, his fusion of many musical styles into zydeco, and above all, for the powerful energy of his rhythm and sound.
In the early 1980s, Simien was a youth in his early 20s and one of only two (Sam Brothers was the other) emerging zydeco artists leading a band and performing their indigenous zydeco roots music. [3] This was a pivotal time in zydeco music history since the pioneers of the genre were aging and the music was in jeopardy of dying off without the ...
Zydeco Ramblers Musical artist Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco , a style of music that arose from Creole music , with R&B , blues , and Cajun influences.
Jeffery Broussard (born March 10, 1967) is an American zydeco musician.. Broussard was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Ethel and Delton Broussard.He had five brothers and sisters, and he was the youngest child.