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t. e. New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Fest, 2019. Zydeco (/ ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ, - diː -/ ZY-dih-koh, -dee-; French: zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole heritage. It blends blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles, such as la la and juré.
Music of Louisiana. The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
According to the band's website, BeauSoleil's musicians "take the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blend elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more into a satisfying musical recipe." The band's name is a tribute to Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil, an Acadian resistance leader who led many Acadians to Louisiana following their expulsion by the British ...
Buckwheat Zydeco played many major music festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (numerous times), Chicago Blues Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Summerfest, San Diego Street Scene, Bumbershoot, Montreux Jazz Festival, the Voodoo Experience, and countless others.
Dwayne Rubin, better known by his stage name Dwayne Dopsie, is an American Zydeco musician. He is the accordionist and vocalist for his New Orleans -based band, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers.
Sean Ardoin (born 1969) is an American Zydeco musician, singer and four-time Grammy Award nominee. [1] He is best known for live performance appearances, including at Carnegie Hall and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and his album releases such as Kreole Rock and Soul, and the single "Kick Rocks". [1] [2]
Clifton Chenier. Clifton Chenier on accordion, brother Cleveland on washboard and John Hart on tenor saxophone. 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. He sang and played the accordion.
Music of New Orleans. New Orleans brass band parade. The music of New Orleans assumes various styles of music which have often borrowed from earlier traditions. New Orleans, Louisiana, is especially known for its strong association with jazz music, universally considered to be the birthplace of the genre. The earliest form was dixieland, which ...