One thousand five hundred miles northeast of Lafayette is one of the nation’s newest Cajun and zydeco festivals. The Bayou Boogie, three days of dancing and camping in the rolling Connecticut hills, ...

Besides winning two Grammys, Terrance Simien has also played zydeco music in 45 countries, performed at President Bill Clinton’s inaugural ball and shared the stage and studio with Paul Simon, Robert ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Lena Charles grew up in Opelousas hearing the rhythmic tunes of zydeco, a genre of music that became a big part of her life from a very young age. The unique mixture of rhythm ...

If life in southwest Louisiana was a highlight reel, zydeco would be the soundtrack. From backyard boils to graduation parties, no Louisiana celebration is complete without the music of local legends ...

Mark St. Mary's Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band is a 5 member band that plays traditional Louisiana blues and zydeco music. Dubbed the "Delta King" and awarded the "Best Zydeco Band" in 2007 by Bay Area ...

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas earned a Grammy nomination in 2023 for Best Regional Roots Music Album with their release “Lucky Man.” Nathan Williams’ musical style combines elements of zydeco, jazz, ...

Clifton Chenier Centennial. In this centennial year of the birth of Clifton Chenier, many events and projects are celebrating the zydeco music pioneer and his international impact. Wednesday, June 25, ...

Have you ever heard of the Southwest Louisiana-born genre known as zydeco? This gorgeous genre of music was created by the often French-speaking Afro-American Creole musicians of that particular area, ...

Musician Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco music to the world through his namesake band Buckwheat Zydeco, has died. He was ...