Zydeco is a form of dance music that’s rooted in Black Creole traditions of southwest Louisiana. The accordion and rubboard (known in French as the froittoir) are the lead instruments in zydeco. The drums, electric bass, and guitar provide added rhythm. Sometimes zydeco bands also include saxophone or other horns and the fiddle. Zydeco’s interesting rhythms, French and English lyrics, and wide range of influences make it an important and popular form of music in Louisiana.
Author
Michael Tisserand
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Entry Published
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June 27, 2023 |
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Entry Last Updated
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June 28, 2023 |
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Coverage
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1934–present |
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Category
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Regions
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Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana) |
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Time Periods
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Contemporary Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era |
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Index letter
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Z |
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Grade Level
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1st Grade: Life in the Great State of Louisiana |
Louisiana K–12
Student Standard(s) for Social Studies
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1.8 b. 1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:
b. Music: Cajun, jazz, zydeco
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The text of "Zydeco" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"Zydeco" by Michael Tisserand
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Credit
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This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA). |
