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	Zydeco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zydeco is a form of folk music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of south-west Louisiana and influenced by the music of the French-speaking Cajuns.
		Young zydeco musicians, such as Chubby Carrier, CJ Chenier and Rosie LeDet began emerging in the early 1990s.
		The word "zydeco" is often said to have originated from the French les haricots meaning "the beans" from the song, "Les Haricots sont pas salés".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zydeco (324 words)

	Buckwheat Zydeco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		November 14, 1947) is an accordionist and zydeco performer, one of the few to achieve mainstream success.
		He soon signed to Island Records, the first zydeco act on a major label, and released On a Night Like This, critically acclaimed album that was nominated for a Grammy as well.
		During the 1990s, Buckwheat Zydeco was less commercially successful than before, and switched labels constantly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckwheat_Zydeco (205 words)

	Zydeco Music: historical geography
		Zydeco is a unique blend of Afro-American and Afro-French musical traditions which developed amid the prairie landscapes of southwest Louisiana.
		Born out of close interaction between the Cajun (white) and Creole (fl) French-speaking cultures, zydeco's current popularity as an infectious dance music is directly tied to the past when house dances were the primary form of entertainment and interaction for the rural Creole population.
		The origin of the term "zydeco" is most often attributed to the folk expression "les haricots ne sont pas sales" (the beans are not salted), a saying that reflected those hard times when people could not even afford to put salt pork in their beans.
	www.cwu.edu /~geograph/myzydeco.html (554 words)

	The Mavens' Word of the Day
		Zydeco music, for those of you who are not familiar with it, is a blues-influenced kind of Cajun dance music.
		Zydeco is pretty young as a music genre, first appearing in the 1940s, but its roots reach back into the rich history of the Cajun people.
		Zydeco music underwent a huge revival in the 1980s, and is enjoyed by people all over the world today.
	www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=20000504 (485 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Zydeco
		The origin of the term "zydeco" is most often attributed to the folk expression "les haricots sont pas sales" (the beans are not salted), a saying that reflected those hard times when people could not even afford to put salt pork in their pot of beans.
		Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier was fond of telling the story of how he first traced out the design for the contemporary frottoir in the sand of an oil refinery yard.
		Zydeco clubs remain active throughout the Lafayette-to-Houston corridor, and heartily welcome people of all races who want to hear the music in its original setting.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419101369 (1365 words)

	Zydeco Louisiana Kitchen \| Arborfood Restaurants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zydeco’s emphasis is on home cooking, with dishes that might appear on any dinner table in Breaux Bridge or Lafayette.
		At Zydeco both the seafood gumbo and the Gumbo Ya Ya, a blend of chicken and andouille sausage in a rich brown roux, are hearty and delicious ($4.65/cup, $8.75/bowl).
		Zydeco delivers authentic ones, made with your choice of fried catfish, shrimp, grilled fish, or chicken ($8.95).
	www.arborfood.com /reviews/zydeco.shtml (998 words)

	Rosie Ledet, Zydeco's Sweetheart
		Zydeco Music is most identified by the accordionists who lead the band.
		Rosie has carved out a unique spot in the Zydeco pantheon, a spot that is defined more by her special style than that she is one of a handful of female accordionists.
		Singing in both Creole French and English, Rosie is known for her songwriting ability, as well as her bluesy, sexy singing voice.
	www.rosieledet.com (122 words)

	Zydeco
		These parties are called "la-la" or "zydeco," words that also refer to the dance music.
		"Zydeco" refers to creole dance music in general, and the "la-la" is a quick version of a cajun two-step.
		Zydeco music combines cajun melody and harmony, rhythm-and-blues and soul rhythms, and other African-American styles, including blues and jazz.
	www.sbgmusic.com /html/teacher/reference/cultures/zydeco.html (447 words)

	Zydeco Active (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zydeco Active are Europe's greatest ever Zydeco band, combining the talents of the strongest musicians from this unique musical melting pot.
		A relatively new player on the Zydeco scene, but bringing invaluable experience from his years playing with some of the top R and B bands, including the Groundhogs, drummer Micky Jones pounds out a merciless and relentless back beat.
		They were a marvellous revelation when they played at the festival a few years ago and since then their reputation has grown to such an extent we are lucky to have been able to book them once again.
	www.zydeco.org.uk /zydecoactive.htm (292 words)

	Creole/Zydeco History / Cajun.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zydeco frequently appears in movies, TV programs, and commercials — even more so than Cajun music, which, unlike zydeco, has retained much of its traditional flavor.
		It has attracted a loyal worldwide outside Louisiana, as demonstrated by the large numbers of "zydeco dancers" on the east and west coasts.
		Despite its commercialization (and Americanization), zydeco remains a relevant means of cultural expression for the Creoles of Acadiana.
	www.cajun.ca /site/eng/info/hist_creole_zydeco.htm (488 words)

	Zydeco Online :: Uniting the Zydeco nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Locally known as "la la" music, zydeco was formed and forged in a time best forgotten--a time when African-Americans had to struggle in the fields from sunup to sundown as sharecroppers so that their children might reap a better life.
		The word "zydeco" means "the snapbeans are not salty" in Creole French, and the music draws upon French, Creole, West African, Cajun, Caribbean, and R and B musical traditions.
		Zydeco Music is characterized by the use of the accordion, spoons, scrubboard, fiddle and triangle.
	www.zydecoonline.com (1002 words)

	LCVC - Events & Festivals \| Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1981 fearful that Creole and Zydeco music was dying out, “The Treasures of Opelousas” a group of concerned citizens under the guidance and sponsorship of Southern Development Foundation, organized the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival.
		The first Zydeco Festival in 1982 was started on a farmer’s field in the Plaisance community on the outskirts of Opelousas, with four hundred of our neighbors attending.
		The Zydeco Music Festival is their offspring - a living reminder for us never to forget where we come from, to always appreciate and respect our past, and most of all to continue our legacy in keeping the rich culture alive.
	www.lafayettetravel.com /events/festivals/la_zydeco.cfm (564 words)

	Clifton Chenier put zydeco music on the map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zydeco bands are also more likely to include a horn section.
		Tisserand says, "Defining 'zydeco' is a matter of considerable contention; the remark that some is or isn't playing 'real zydeco' is today frequently heard at dances.
		It was his improvisations that made Chenier the "King of Zydeco," (he often performed wearing a crown) and made him world famous.
	www.lft.k12.la.us /chs/la_studies/ParishSeries/FrenchMusic/CliftonChenier.htm (889 words)

	Planet Zydeco, an exciting New England-based zydeco band
		Their Creole-spiced allegiances within the zydeco community are clear by their choice of covers: four Keith Frank tunes, three by the Ardoin brothers and one by Geno Delafose.
		In the '90s, Nick was invited to a zydeco jam that became the nucleus of Backroad Zydeco, a popular Northeast band that he played with for several years.
		The term "zydeco" is derived from the Depression-era saying, "Les haricots sont pas sales," when people were too poor to afford salt for the snap beans.
	planetzydeco.tripod.com (801 words)

	Cajun/Zydeco Pieces3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He opined that if his Zydeco T-shirts were used instead of crude sand bags, all Oregon flood waters would have been absorbed by the shirts and federal funding assistance would not have been necessary.
		The first Zydeco Festival in 1982 was held in a farmer's field in the Plaisance community on the outskirts of Opelousas, with four hundred neighbors attending.
		The Zydeco Music Festival is their offspring - a living reminder for us never to forget where we came from, to always appreciate and respect our past, and most of all to continue our legacy in keeping the rich culture alive.
	www.users.interport.net /g/h/ghayman/pieces3.htm (7805 words)

	ZYDECO : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the culture came from Louisiana, zydeco emerged post-war in dance halls and taverns in Texas, where Creoles had gone to find work; see John Minton's 'Houston Creoles and Zydeco: The Emergence of an African- American Urban Style' in American Music Vol.
		Various African words for dancing have also been proposed; in the Creole Island in the Indian Ocean, where French planters and African slaves worked in the 18th century, the accordion-based dance music is called 'sga zarico', and a pretty girl is 'cari zarico' (hot bean soup).
		Compilation Louisiana Swamp Blues '97 on Capitol compiles Chenier's first recordings, Boozoo Chavis etc. Zydeco is characterized by syncopated, driving rhythms; zydeco musicians call Cajun music 'French' and insist on the difference.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/z/Z6.HTM (433 words)

	Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture - ZYDECO
		Zydeco is a popular accordion-based musical genre hailing from the prairies of south-central and southwest Louisiana.
		Contrary to popular belief, it is not Cajun in origin; rather, zydeco is the music of south Louisiana’s Creoles of Color, who borrowed many of zydeco’s defining elements from Cajun music.
		And, oddly, it generally is regarded as "party music" —; even though early zydeco drew heavily on "low-down" blues elements (as demonstrated by Clifton Chenier’s repertoire).
	www.cajunculture.com /Other/zydeco.htm (388 words)

	(Music and Musicians: Zydeco) - The Louisiana and Cajun Website Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zydeco dances complete with dance lessons are typically held on the 4th Saturday of each month held in local New England dance halls.
		The soul of Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas’ music is as ancient and deep as the Creole language of Nathan’s native dwelling, St. Martinville LA. From old-time 2-steps to blues to pure Zydeco, Nathan continues to pack the dance floor with his distinctive & innovative style of music.
		The Zydeco Hogs bring the exuberant sounds of the steamy bayous of southwestern Louisiana to the hills of New England.
	www.louisianacajun.com /subcategory.asp?id=mmb (1503 words)

	AllRefer.com - zydeco (Music: History) - Encyclopedia
		The most important and traditional instrument used in performing zydeco is the piano accordion.
		Other instruments often included in a zydeco band are the guitar, electric bass, saxophone, drums, and "rubboard" (washboard).
		Among the genre's better known performers are Clifton Chenier (1925–87), zydeco's best-known musician; Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis; Rockin' Sidney; Buckwheat Zydeco; and Queen Ida Lewis.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Z/zydeco.html (191 words)

	Zydeco Joe
		Once you hear and see the intensity of Zydeco Joe's performance, you will quickly understand that when he says he plays from the heart he really means it.
		The final photo shows Zydeco Joe on rubboard in 2000 when the Cajun band Balfa Toujours invited him on stage at Festivals Acadiens while they were performing "Bernadette." Zydeco Joe also played with BeauSoleil earlier in the day.
		Zydeco Joe not only gave a great performance, improvising in Creole French and revving up his accordion for a festival crowd.
	www.lsue.edu /acadgate/music/zydecojoe.htm (873 words)

	ZYDECO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is dominated by the accordion and rub-board washboard; sometimes including drums; guitar; horns and bass guitar.
		It may have arisen from a self-mocking joke that hides the deeper references to the African dance-forms on which it is based.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/zy/Zydeco.htm (244 words)

	Zydeco cruise 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For at least the last two years I have wanted to go on the Zydeco cruise and having finally made it I can say my expectations were definitely exceeded.
		The evening before departure there was a Zydeco dance party in a Miami Beach hotel which was rather hot during the first half whilst the air-con was being fixed, but very enjoyable.
		Dances were on deck and it was really lovely to dance Zydeco in the warm breeze of the Caribbean air.
	www.zydeco.org.uk /cruise2.htm (1303 words)

	Amazon.com: Zydeco: Books: Ben Sandmel,Rick Olivier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zydeco is an extremely danceable music that developed among the Creole population of southwestern Louisiana and eastern Texas.
		Zydeco had nearly died out when it was revived by its appearance on the soundtrack of the film The Big Easy and Paul Simon's album Graceland.
		Sandmel, zydeco programming consultant for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, traces the history of the music and draws upon interviews with some of the seminal zydeco performers, such as Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis, popularizers like Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, and practitioners of "zydeco nouveau," which incorporates the influence of rap and hip-hop.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1578061156?v=glance (1036 words)

	THERE - The Virtual Destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The name Zydeco is a Louisiana phonetization from "Les haricots" as popularized in the song "Les haricots ne sont pas sale" or "The snap beans are not salty".
		Clifton Chenier-- Zydeco Dynamite: The Clifton Chenier Anthology (Rhino)
		Chenier, a Zydeco pioneer who also favored intense R&B workouts paved the way for all performers of Zydeco with his hot accordian attack.
	www.there1.com /zydeco.html (646 words)

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