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• n  music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

• A joyous mashing of styles (South African mbaqanga, zydeco, etc.
• Alas, Whitney sings no zydeco.
• Landrieu projects brisk efficiency even when backing up a zydeco band on the washboard, and Jenkins recently cast a pall over a good-time crowd at a rice festival with somber .

News & Articles

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• Dural, leader of Buckwheat Zydeco, declared cancer free
  Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural, the Grammy-winning singer, accordionist and leader of Buckwheat Zydeco, has been declared cancer free by his doctors. Last January, Dural announced he was being treated for early stage cancer on his left lung and a vocal cord.
  June 11, 2013 - The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
• Zydeco legend honored at Creole Culture Day
  Legendary zydeco musician Willis Prudhomme received an award at the annual Vermilionville Creole Culture Day on Sunday for helping to preserve Acadiana's creole roots.
  June 9, 2013 - KLFY Lafayette
• Cajun-Zydeco Festival
  Did you hear the music at the Cajun-Zydeco Festival at the U.S. Mint? Here's a taste of what went down.
  June 9, 2013 - ABC 26 New Orleans

Quotes

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• Jimmy Buffett in MSNBC
  I love the fact that we chose a Hank Williams song, put a little bit of a Cajun, zydeco feel to it and got Hank Williams back on the country charts today,Buffett said. "I ...... think Hank would like that."