zydeco

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For the uninitiated, zydeco is the old-time music of the black French-speaking Creoles of southwestern Louisiana that was originally sung in Creole French and relied on the accordion, a washboard and drums.

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  1. 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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  • For the uninitiated, zydeco is the old-time music of the black French-speaking Creoles of southwestern Louisiana that was originally sung in Creole French and relied on the accordion, a washboard and drums. —  Long Island Press
  • Accordionist Travis Matte's risqué zydeco is breaking cultural boundaries and packing local nightclubs. —  The Independent Weekly
  • Already considered a young master of zydeco, hard-swinging Texas electric blues, Robertson often surprises audiences with his ability to play R&B, zydeco and blues with a rock edge. —  Whitehaven News headlines
  • In this video, we get a taste of the mix of blues, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Louisiana music that he plays, as well as the natural settings that inspire him. —  Cool Hunting
  • In this video, we get a taste of the mix of blues, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Louisiana music that he plays, as well as the natural settings that inspire him .... —  Cool Hunting
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  1. From Louisiana French, possibly alteration of Les haricots (sont pas salé), name of a song, pl. of French haricot, bean; see haricot1.
 

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