Editing Zydeco (section)

==Characteristics==
Zydeco music is typically played in an uptempo, [[syncopated]] manner with a strong rhythmic core,<ref name="Ancelet_1988a">{{Cite journal |last=Ancelet |first=Barry Jean |author-link=Barry Jean Ancelet |year=1988 |title=Zydeco/Zarico: Beans, Blues and Beyond |journal=Black Music Research Journal |publisher=[[Columbia College Chicago]] Center for Black Music Research |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=33–49 |doi=10.2307/779502 |jstor=779502}}</ref> and often incorporates elements of [[blues]], [[rock and roll]], [[soul music]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]],  and early [[Creole music]]. Zydeco music is centered on the [[accordion]], which leads the rest of the band, and a specialized washboard, called a [[vest frottoir]], as a prominent percussive instrument. Other common instruments in zydeco are the electric guitar, bass, keyboard, and drum set.<ref name="Titon_1981">{{Cite journal |last=Titon |first=Jeff Todd |date=1981 |title=Zydeco: A Musical Hybrid |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/540175 |journal=The Journal of American Folklore |volume=94 |issue=373 |pages=403–405 |doi=10.2307/540175 |issn=0021-8715 |jstor=540175 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918033627/https://www.jstor.org/stable/540175 |url-status=live }}</ref> If there are accompanying lyrics, they are typically sung in English or French.<ref name="Tisserand_1998" /> Many zydeco performers create original zydeco compositions, though it is also common for musicians to adapt blues standards, R&B hits, and traditional Cajun tunes into the zydeco style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romer |first=Megan |title=Zydeco Music 101: The Music of Louisiana Creoles |url=https://www.liveabout.com/zydeco-music-basics-3553001 |access-date=2021-10-03 |website=LiveAbout |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003184200/https://www.liveabout.com/zydeco-music-basics-3553001 |url-status=live }}</ref>