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His music group was formally billed as Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis Band [3] ("Ils Sont Partis" being French for "They have left," or a race announcer's "And they're off!" [4]), but they often performed as merely Buckwheat Zydeco. The New York Times said: "Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and ...
In 2011, the category Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album was eliminated along with thirty others due to a major overhaul by the Recording Academy. [29] Four additional categories in the American Roots Music field were eliminated (Best Contemporary Folk Album, Best Hawaiian Music Album, Best Native American Music Album, Best Traditional Folk Album).
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 ...
The slate of American Roots performances at the 2024 Savannah Music Festival kicks off on March 29 with the Bayou Boogie, a tribute to Clifton Chenier.
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Andre Thierry is an American Zydeco musician. He leads the band Andre Thierry Accordion Soul Music. [1]Andre was born in Richmond, California, on July 9, 1979, to Olivia "Tee" Guillory, originally from Basile, Louisiana, and Gregory Thierry, originally from Jennings, Louisiana.
Maison de Soul is a Louisiana-based Zydeco and blues record label. [1] It was founded in 1974 in Ville Platte, Louisiana by Floyd Soileau and remains under his ownership. It is one of four record labels under Soileau's Flat Town Music Company umbrella, and combined the Flat Town labels make up "the largest body of Cajun, zydeco, and swamp music in the world". [2]
Pages in category "Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .