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Zydeco is a musical genre evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers which blends blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native people of Louisiana. ==Origin of term== Though disputed, it is commonly suggested that `zydeco` derives from the French phrase Les haricots ne sont pas salés, which.....
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[dance] Zydeco 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). It is a partner dance that has been primarily danced socially and sometimes in performances. T...
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Louisiana Creole dance music
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A type of music enjoyed by the Cajuns that lends itself to a new style of dancing. Zydeco music had its origin in Africa.
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n] - music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
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noun music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
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Dance music originating in Louisiana, USA, similar to Cajun but more heavily influenced by blues and West Indian music. Zydeco is fast and bouncy, using instruments like the accordion, saxophone, and washboard. It was widely popularized by singer and accordion player Clifton Chenier (1925–1987)
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Music of Louisiana's bayous that blends Cajun rhythms with rhythm and blues. Instrumentation includes washboards and accordions, though more generally, electric instruments.
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a blues-influenced type of Cajun dance music popular in Louisiana and Texas, and usually played on accordion, guitar, and violin.
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the exuberant dance music of southwest Louisiana's black Creoles. Stylistically, it is a rich hybrid, with a core of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and folk roots, blues, and Cajun music (zydeco's white counterpart), along with a wealth of other elements. These vary widely from band to band and may include rock, country, R&B, reggae, rap, and hip-hop. Trad...
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music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
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