Life's Greatest Questions: First of a Continuing Series

What is zydeco?

This definition is provided courtesy of the Philadelphia based "Zydeco-A-Go-Go":

"...a syncopated dance music played by Creole French speaking people of African descent who historically lived on the prairies of Southwest Louisiana. At its core it is the sound of an accordion paired with the scrapping of a rubboard."

Another is available at the Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture:

"...a popular accordion-based musical genre hailing from the prairies of south-central and southwest Louisiana.  Contrary to popular belief, it is not Cajun in origin; rather, zydeco is the music of south Louisiana's Creoles of Color, who borrowed many of zydeco's defining elements from Cajun music."

The sun is shining, and spring has returned -- hopefully in time to salvage the cherry blossoms. The tax man is waiting for me to get my stuff together. Looks like I'll be indoors for much of the weekend. Friday night, I go listen to my boy give a talk at an AA meeting, his first public speaking engagement of this type. Saturday, it's up to Philly, for dancing... or whatever turns up.