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re: Kouri-Vini: The return of the US' lost language
Posted on 3/3/23 at 4:16 pm to LSUGrrrl
Posted on 3/3/23 at 4:16 pm to LSUGrrrl
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I can see the Cajun and Creole blending music styles to form what we now know as zydeco but it definitely has Cajun roots, not creole.
No, Zydeco was created in the black community, I don't think anyone disputes this. It was influenced by more traditional Cajun and Creole music, as well as several other musical genres. Hence the significance of the accordion.
Traditional Cajun music is distinctly different from Zydeco. I grew up with that playing a lot amongst the older folks in the family, many of whom did not speak English and all who spoke French as their primary language when they grew up.
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Posted on 3/3/23 at 5:16 pm to mdomingue
Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco, was born in Leonville. I love this part of the story:
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Chenier moved to Port Arthur in 1946 to work on the labor gang at the Gulf refinery. During his lunch break, Chenier would often play the accordion for his coworkers. The first frottoir, or metal rubboard, was made for Clifton and Cleveland Chenier by Willie Landry. The three men worked together at Gulf Refinery in the 1940s. One day, Cleveland drew the type of musical instrument he wanted in the dirt, and Landry, a Cajun metal craftsman, created the metal rubboard for the brothers. Landry's son still makes rubboards. Legend has it that the money from tips was better than his salary, so Clifton quit the labor gang to start playing local venues.
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