Topics: Regional and Ethnic : Louisiana

Online stores that feature the musical styles of Louisiana including:Cajun - music of the Acadians, French settlers driven from Nova Scotia in 1699 who settled in southwest Louisiana blending cultures with Spanish, Haitians, Germans, English, and Native Americans. Originally fiddle-based, the accordian, introduced by the Germans, is more often used today.New Orleans R&B - piano- and horn-driven blues with Caribbean rhythms.New Orleans/Dixieland jazz - early jazz, usually small group improvisation. Originally, during the early 1900's, the music of the black working class, played for parades, dances, and funerals. Swamp pop - music that originated as the Cajuns and Creoles began to adopt popular music styles in the 1950's.Zydeco - dance music of the Creoles, free French-speaking blacks who settled in southwest Louisiana. It is a mix of cajun, R&B, and soul often played on accordian, horns, bass, and sometimes keyboards.