The word "zydeco" has been a dictionary entry for just a couple decades.It's most easily defined as the dance music of the black Creoles of Louisiana, but as is usually the case with anything that involves music and people, it's more complex than that. First, it's not just Louisiana: the Creoles migrated in large groups to Texas and California, and took their music traditions with them Plus, around the world and throughout Louisiana, the meaning of the world "Creole" is hotly contested, and is enmeshed in issues of race and class.
Zydeco music is played on two lead instruments. Usually, the bandleader/lead vocalist plays accordion, either the diatonic single and triple row models (Boozoo Chavis, Beau Jacque, Keith Frank) or the piano-key (Clifton Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco, Nathan Williams). Side-by-side with the accordionist stands the rubboard, also called scrubboard or froittoir . This over-the-shoulders shhet of corrugated tin accomplishes the type of scraping sounds also heard from the iron ferrinho , in the fast-tempo funana dance music of Cape Verde, and the guiro or guira, widely used in Caribbean dance music, especially salsa, cumbia and merengue. The rubboard is one of the few instruments invented - literally - on American sail. Legend has it that zydeco great Clifton Chenier first drew its design in the sand outside a Texas metal shop.

1 - Creole farmers stomp  (The Creole Zydeco Farmers)

2 - Co Fa  (Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band)

3 - You're no good for me  (Rosie Ledet)

4 - What you gonna do?  (Beau Jocque)

5 - I'm in love  (Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas)

6 - Burnin' Flames Special   (Jude Taylor & His Burning Flames)

7 - Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo   (Boozoo Chavis)

8 - My Girl Josephine  (Queen Ida)

9 - Calinda   (Clifton Chenier)

10 - I'm On The Wonder   (Buckwheat Zydeco)

11 - Bye Bye Mon Neg   (Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie)

12 - Hoochie Coochie   (Joe K K & Zydeco Force)

13 - Stay In Or Stay Out  (Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' / Pass The Dutchie - Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin')