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Zydeco Dance Party: Buckwheat Zydeco

Zydeco Dance Party: Buckwheat Zydeco

As the leading torchbearer of the classic sound of the late King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco has performed for over three decades. After spending two years as organist in Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band in the late 70s, Buckwheat took up the accordion, and within a year, he started his own band. He then became the first zydeco artist signed to a major label, and went on to play with Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Willie Nelson, among others. On a mission to bring the unique sound of zydeco into the musical mainstream, Buckwheat Zydeco combines traditional Creole tunes with blues and R&B in “one of the best bands in America… a downhome, high-powered celebration,” says The New York Times.

“Musical magic in the form of R&B and zydeco music came to town Sunday night from Lafayette, La., home to these phenomenal Creole players who have made zydeco a major musical force since their 1979 debut. The whole spectacle was thoroughly entertaining, and brought to mind the finest elements of showmanship that night during the Buckwheat Zydeco concert.” —Shoreline Times, New Haven, CT

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