The Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to documenting and preserving the everyday Creole life in Southwest Louisiana and Texas. Established in 2000 in Opelousas, Louisiana, the Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society aims to safeguard the irreplaceable segments of Zydeco music and Creole heritage, including structures, oral traditions, collective community memories, and the development of present-day Creole culture.
Zydeco Music, also known as la la music, is a unique form of musical expression that originated in rural southwest Louisiana. It draws upon a blend of French, Creole, West African, Cajun, Caribbean, and R&B musical traditions, and is characterized by the use of instruments such as the accordion, spoons, scrubboard, fiddle, and triangle. Zydeco music emerged from the struggles of African-Americans working as sharecroppers, and has become one of the most vibrant and successful musical traditions in the world.
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