Zydeco Music
World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music
James David Debrodie
World Music 327
August 2, 2012
Carla Ponti
World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music
When deciding on a music concert for this course, World Music 327, there were five different choices for me to choose from. It was required to attend a concert musical performance of world or ethnic music. The music selected for the purpose of the concert had to be from music I would not normally focus on or attend a performance in that particular style of music. It was definitely outside of the box or my comfort zone, which I am glad I attended. For me, I decided based on location due to the fact that I wanted to take my entire family for a nice day out, and enjoy some ethnic music that we have never experienced. With this in mind, and not knowing what I had in store for me, I decided to attend the concert on July 29, 2012 at La Jolla Cove to watch and observe Theo & the Zydeco Patrol. This concert was scheduled to play from 2 to 4 pm, but went till approximately 4:15pm, with an intermission at the middle of the concert at 3, that lasted 15 minutes. The concert was part of the 29th Annual Summer Concert Series 2012, and was named “La Jolla Concerts by the Sea”. All concerts for these particular series are free of charge to the public and are family oriented, due to the fact the location of the concert was right next to the beach and provided entertainment for the family. For this particular band this week’s concert was sponsored by Cymer, Incorporated.
Audience demographics were made up of a culturally diverse community and consisted of men, women and children. All nationalities and genders were represented throughout the audience. We had participants from different states here to see Theo & The Zydeco Patrol. Residents from Mexico, Texas, Oregon, Ohio, Louisiana, Arizona, a family from Canada, and of course, California was all present at the concert. There were also many family pets in attendance (dogs and
James David Debrodie
World Music 327
August 2, 2012
Carla Ponti
World Music Concert Report - Zydeco Music
When deciding on a music concert for this course, World Music 327, there were five different choices for me to choose from. It was required to attend a concert musical performance of world or ethnic music. The music selected for the purpose of the concert had to be from music I would not normally focus on or attend a performance in that particular style of music. It was definitely outside of the box or my comfort zone, which I am glad I attended. For me, I decided based on location due to the fact that I wanted to take my entire family for a nice day out, and enjoy some ethnic music that we have never experienced. With this in mind, and not knowing what I had in store for me, I decided to attend the concert on July 29, 2012 at La Jolla Cove to watch and observe Theo & the Zydeco Patrol. This concert was scheduled to play from 2 to 4 pm, but went till approximately 4:15pm, with an intermission at the middle of the concert at 3, that lasted 15 minutes. The concert was part of the 29th Annual Summer Concert Series 2012, and was named “La Jolla Concerts by the Sea”. All concerts for these particular series are free of charge to the public and are family oriented, due to the fact the location of the concert was right next to the beach and provided entertainment for the family. For this particular band this week’s concert was sponsored by Cymer, Incorporated.
Audience demographics were made up of a culturally diverse community and consisted of men, women and children. All nationalities and genders were represented throughout the audience. We had participants from different states here to see Theo & The Zydeco Patrol. Residents from Mexico, Texas, Oregon, Ohio, Louisiana, Arizona, a family from Canada, and of course, California was all present at the concert. There were also many family pets in attendance (dogs and
References: http://cascadezydeco.com/ http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/zydeco_804