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.

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 ...

Hellraisers has a 2024 Grammy nomination for Best Regional Roots Music Album. “It’s overwhelming to be recognized by the Recording Academy for the second time for our music; it’s, you know, hard work ...

The 42nd Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is coming at the end of this month. The festival takes place on August 31, at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to ...

BELLOWS FALLS -- Buckwheat Zydeco headlines a Creole Dance Celebration to benefit Black Sheep Radio on tonight at 8 p.m., at the Bellows Falls Opera House. Stanley Dural, aka Buckwheat Zydeco, won the ...

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, ...

A new scholarship at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is set to honor the legacy of Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier.

Andre Thierry’s journey to the forefront of the West Coast zydeco community began with an accordion in his grandmother’s closet. “She would get mad because I would sneak into the closet and play it, ...

A new documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Zydeco legend Joe Hall was premiered at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, Louisiana, showcasing his journey as an artist and his ...

When the Lost Bayou Ramblers received a Grammy nomination in 2017 for their album "Kalenda," they were excited — but Louis Michot and his band members immediately started thinking about how much it ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...