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Word: zydeco (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...come to apply to the diverse population throughout the region. These people are one of many unique segments of American immigrant societies—poor, subjugated, and concentrated into local majorities—that incubated and grew a coherent cultural and artistic style. The culture has produced Zydeco music, its own French dialect, a vibrant social culture with a penchant for raucous festivities, and an incredibly flavorful cuisine which reflects the rich boldness, economic poverty and diversity of the culture that created...

Author: By Sasha F. Klein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tupelo Serves Up Great Food With a Side of Culture | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

Beyond the food, Tupelo, as a restaurant, embraces the entirety of its cuisine’s cultural heritage. Zydeco and folk played over the bustle of the restaurant, where colorful southern cityscapes adorned the walls, and playful glass chandeliers hung over the bar. A sort of cozy hominess oozes from the warmly shining copper tables and the mason jars the restaurant uses as water cups. Named for a city in Mississippi (or the tree that gave it its name, or the mild and thin honey made from these trees indigenous to mostly southern states) Tupelo is a restaurant that plunges...

Author: By Sasha F. Klein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tupelo Serves Up Great Food With a Side of Culture | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...BURNS loses 22-year GM sponsorship, imperiling hours 34 and 36 of Zydeco docu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

Guitar Hero makers to produce DJ version. Next up: ZYDECO HERO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...high-gloss black finish make this one slick set. But the Evoke Flow ($200) has a stack of smarts behind that flash exterior. Its intelligent search function lets you hunt stations and podcasts by name, genre or language. So whether you're craving a dose of alt.rock or zydeco, your favorite sounds are never more than a couple of button pushes away. www.pure.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Jukebox | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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