The Kingdom of Zydeco

preview-18
  • The Kingdom of Zydeco Book Detail

  • Author : Michael Tisserand
  • Release Date : 2016-11-22
  • Publisher : Skyhorse
  • Genre : Music
  • Pages : 416
  • ISBN 13 : 1628727993
  • File Size : 44,44 MB

The Kingdom of Zydeco by Michael Tisserand PDF Summary

Book Description: “An important book for anyone with an interest in life, American music, Southern culture, dancing, accordions, the recording industry, folklore, old dance clubs in the weeds, fortune tellers, hoodoos or shotguns.” —Annie Proulx There’s a musical kingdom in the American South that’s not marked on any map. Stretching from the prairies of Louisiana to the oil towns of East Texas, it is ruled over accordion-squeezing, washboard-wielding musicians such as Buckwheat Zydeco, Nathan Williams, Keith Frank, Terrance Simien, Rosie Ledet, and C. J. Chenier. Theirs is the kingdom of zydeco. With its African-Caribbean rhythms, Creole-French-English lyrics, and lively dance styles, zydeco has spread from its origins in Louisiana across the nation, from Back Bay to the Bay Area. It has influenced the music of Eric Clapton and Paul Simon and been played at Carnegie Hall. In this remarkable and engrossing book, Michael Tisserand reveals why zydeco’s identifiable and unforgettable blend of blues and Cajun influences has made the dance music of Louisiana black Creoles so popular and widespread. Zydeco’s appeal runs deeper than the feel-good, get-up-and-dance reaction it invariably elicits and is intertwined in the music’s roots and rhythms, handed down from generation to generation. Here is the story of zydeco music. Tisserand goes on the zydeco trail to meet the major artists; he reconstructs the legends behind the music’s beginnings, offering complete biographies of pioneers such as Amédé Ardoin and Clifton Chenier; and he takes you into the dance halls and onto the front porches where zydeco was born and continues to thrive. More than a book on a musical style, The Kingdom of Zydeco is an exploration and a celebration of a distinctive American culture.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The Kingdom of Zydeco books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The Kingdom of Zydeco

The Kingdom of Zydeco

File Size : 50,50 MB
Total View : 5850 Views
DOWNLOAD

“An important book for anyone with an interest in life, American music, Southern culture, dancing, accordions, the recording industry, folklore, old dance clu

The Roots of Texas Music

The Roots of Texas Music

File Size : 30,30 MB
Total View : 6446 Views
DOWNLOAD

The music of Texas and the American Southwest is as diverse and distinctive as the many different groups who have lived in the region over the past several cent

Louisiana's Zydeco

Louisiana's Zydeco

File Size : 67,67 MB
Total View : 9363 Views
DOWNLOAD

The bayou sings and the trees sway with the untold stories of many unsung heroes, including Louisianas amazing Zydeco musicians. The music is an extraordinary b

Zydeco!

Zydeco!

File Size : 62,62 MB
Total View : 835 Views
DOWNLOAD

An inside view of this Louisiana Creole dance music in photos, interviews, and commentary

Krazy

Krazy

File Size : 91,91 MB
Total View : 8663 Views
DOWNLOAD

In the tradition of Schulz and Peanuts, an epic and revelatory biography of Krazy Kat creator George Herriman that explores the turbulent time and place from wh