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New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Fest, 2019. Zydeco (/ ˈ z aɪ d ɪ ˌ k oʊ,-d iː-/ ZY-dih-koh, -dee-; French: zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole heritage.
In mild contrast, zydeco dancing is a syncopated two-step or jitterbug. A Cajun dancer will cover the dance floor while the zydeco dancer will primarily dance in a smaller area. Cajun music can be found predominantly at Louisiana festivals and dance halls, in addition to weddings in Acadiana. Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, 2015.
Zydeco (/ ˈ z aɪ d ɪ ˌ k oʊ / ZY-dih-koh or / ˈ z aɪ d i ˌ k oʊ / ZY-dee-koh, French: Zarico) as a dance style has its roots in a form of folk dance that corresponds to the heavily syncopated zydeco music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of Acadiana (south-west Louisiana).
The music of rural south Louisiana features significant input from non-Creoles, most notably African Americans who are critical to the cultural/musical identity. Four main musical genres are indigenous to this area — Creole music (i.e. zydeco), swamp pop, and swamp blues. These historically-rooted genres, with unique rhythms and personalities ...
The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco is a compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, [1] the album features the cajun and zydeco genres of Louisiana in roughly equal measures. [2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, compiled and produced the album. [3]
Live! Worldwide contained recordings of live performances from around the world during Simien's 25-year career, including "The Star-Spangled Banner" and traditional songs such as "Zydeco Boogaloo" and Boozoo Chavis' "Uncle Bud". Simien and the Zydeco Experience performed as the opening act to the pre-telecast for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony.
Chavis made his first recording in 1955, "Paper in My Shoe", based on a song he heard performed by Creole accordionist Ambrose "Potato" Sam. [5] Chavis's version was an uptempo tune with a dance beat about being too poor to afford new shoes or socks, so he placed a paper in his shoes to keep his feet warm when the holes in the sole got too large. [12]
3 Characteristics. 4 Notable players. 5 Manufacturers and builders. 6 Gallery. 7 ... both zydeco and creole musicians play the Cajun accordion with a zydeco and ...