Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Popular music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies, elements of Caribbean music, and the blues, played by small groups featuring the guitar, the accordion, and a washboard.
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- noun A form of
folk music originating among theCreole people of south-west Louisiana, usingaccordions andwashboards heavily.
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- noun music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The term zydeco was coined right there in Studio A when Hugh Moe misunderstood a song's name ( "Zologo") and wrote it down as "zydeco."
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The term zydeco was coined right there in Studio A when Hugh Moe misunderstood a song's name ( "Zologo") and wrote it down as "zydeco."
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The term zydeco was coined right there in Studio A when Hugh Moe misunderstood a song's name ( "Zologo") and wrote it down as "zydeco."
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Just like the blues, zydeco is a genuinely American style of music, but unlike the blues, it never gained much of an exposure - despite the occasional hit single or the occasional brief spark of interest because of some movie.
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Just like the blues, zydeco is a genuinely American style of music, but unlike the blues, it never gained much of an exposure - despite the occasional hit single or the occasional brief spark of interest because of some movie.
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And then he will impart how he codified the spelling of the word "zydeco," how he met the hobo Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas (one of the earliest-born and most scholarly-vital African-American musicians ever to record) on the street near Annunciation church downtown on a blustery winter's day.
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"roots" music, such as zydeco, Tex-Mex and American folk music.
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The lineup includes drums, electric bass and guitar, and the music is laced with zydeco, itself an African-American hybrid and swamp pop right alongside the more traditionally based Cajun repertoire.
Michal Shapiro: Cajun Dancing in Midtown Manhattan: 2 Song From Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (Video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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The lineup includes drums, electric bass and guitar, and the music is laced with zydeco, itself an African-American hybrid and swamp pop right alongside the more traditionally based Cajun repertoire.
Michal Shapiro: Cajun Dancing in Midtown Manhattan: 2 Song From Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (Video) Michal Shapiro 2011
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It often looks something like the two-step or like zydeco.
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I knew no one could be standing outside the door listening; after, all, the bar was as noisy as usual, with the jukebox wailing a zydeco tune and the bellowing of people who'd had few drinks. -Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas
December 11, 2010