Geno Delafose Musical artist

Geno Delafose (born February 6, 1972 in Eunice, Louisiana) is a zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the younger generations of the genre who has created the sound known as the nouveau zydeco. His sound is deeply rooted in traditional Creole music with strong influences from Cajun music and also country and western. His father is the famous zydeco accordion player John Delafose.

Personal facts

Geno Delafose
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1972
Hometown
Eunice Louisiana

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Musical artist

Career started1994
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Zydeco
instrument
Accordion
record label
Rounder Records

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Geno Delafose on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=2393
  2. http://www.genodelafose.net
  3. http://www.genodelafosemusic.com/index.html
  4. http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/delafose.htm
  5. http://www.pbase.com/dgaar/geno_delafose
  6. http://www.ritmoartists.com/Geno/delafose.htm
  7. http://www.rootsWorld.com/rw/feature/delafose.html