Gates open each day at 2 p.m., with the music going from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday kicks off with fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux, followed by Prends Courage at 4:30 p.m., Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles announced the music lineup for the 49th annual music festival, which will take place Oct. 13-15 at Girard Park in Lafayette. This free Cajun and Zydeco festival will ...

She notes that Chenier’s incorporation of the hits of the day into his music “happens today, too.” Current zydeco artists bring elements of hip-hop and country into their music.

Chubby's Zydeco is a relative of Cajun music, born out of the French-speaking Black Creole community. Chubby Carrier: One time this couple came and goes, "Honey, you gotta come see this.

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance.

The festival is not just a local event; it is a cultural phenomenon that has spread its influence far and wide. People from all over the world have embraced the music, food, and culture that the ...

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling Stones—to their feet ...

Fifth-grade band students from Port Arthur Elementary Schools learned about Zydeco music and the cultures behind it at the Museum of the Gulf Coast’s Zydeco photography exhibit on Tuesday ...

Though Rosie grew up in the heart of zydeco country, she wasn t drawn to the music s African and Caribbean rhythms from the start. As kids, she and her peers were not interested in the music ...