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Zydeco
(French: "les haricots" or "le zaricot",
English: "green beans" or "snap beans") is a
form of American roots or
folk music. It evolved in southwest
Louisiana in the early 19th century from forms
of
Louisiana Creole music. The rural black
Creoles of southwest Louisiana and southeast
Texas still sing in Creole French. Usually fast
tempo and dominated by the button or piano
accordion and a form of a
washboard known as a "rub-board,"
"scrub-board," or frottoir, zydeco music was originally
created at house dances, where families and
friends gathered for socializing. Sometimes
the music moved to the Catholic Church community
center, as Creoles were mostly Catholic. Later
it moved to rural dance halls and nightclubs. As
a result, the music integrated
waltzes,
shuffles,
two-steps,
blues,
rock and roll, and most dance music forms of
the era. Today, the tradition of change and
evolution in the music continues. It stays
current while integrating even more genres such
as
R&B,
soul,
brass band,
reggae, urban
hip-hop,
ska,
rock,
Afro-Caribbean and other styles, in addition
to the traditional forms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zydeco
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