Isn’t zydeco Cajun “country” ?
>> Isn’t zydeco Cajun “country” ? <<
Nope, it’s a unique Afro-American music that grew up in the “Creole” (black and mixed race) people of SW Louisiana, and it was originally sung in the Creole French patois.
Moreover, although Zydeoco definitely has been influenced by the (white) Cajun musicians, especially in the use of the accordion (an instrument not found in other black music traditions), it’s still a very distinct genre from pure “Cajun” music.