When zydeco superstar C.J. Chenier steps onto a stage and looks out over a crowd, he has one thing in mind: get them on their feet and make them dance. With a solo career dating back to 1987 and six ...

The genre is most closely associated with Louisiana, but one musicologist points out its entire "corridor" runs from the ...

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 ...

IN FESTIVAL CENTRAL, ONE UPCOMING EVENT IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO A STYLE OF MUSIC UNIQUE TO LOUISIANA. HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR’S ZYDECO FEST ARE GABRIELLE DICULOUS. I GOT IT RIGHT. AND ...

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 ...

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Grammy Award-winning zydeco bandleader Terrance Simien will present “Creole for Kids” as part of COCA’s Family Theatre Series Jan. 29-31 at COCA’s Founders’ Theatre, 524 Trinity Ave. in U. City.