Cajun

American root music from the southern state of Louisiana. Striking is that the lyrics are usually sung not in English but in the Louisiana Creole, a language that sounds more like French. The Cajuns are therefore descendants of French migrants who came to Louisiana via Canada. The leading instruments in cajun are the accordion and violin. A triangle determines the rousing rhythm of this raw country music. The black population of Louisiana invented the cajun-like zydeco. In zydeco the washboard is also considered a rhythmic instrument. The combination of cajun and/or zydeco with rock is called swamppop. It is a catchy swinging bastard genre, which has been the most popular music among the Cajuns since the sixties.

Cajun

American root music from the southern state of Louisiana. Striking is that the lyrics are usually sung not in English but in the Louisiana Creole, a language that sounds more like French. The Cajuns are therefore descendants of French migrants who came to Louisiana via Canada. The leading instruments in cajun are the accordion and violin. A triangle determines the rousing rhythm of this raw country music. The black population of Louisiana invented the cajun-like zydeco. In zydeco the washboard is also considered a rhythmic instrument. The combination of cajun and/or zydeco with rock is called swamppop. It is a catchy swinging bastard genre, which has been the most popular music among the Cajuns since the sixties.