Jeffery Broussard, one of Louisiana's most dynamic and respected zydeco musicians, is once again pushing the boundaries of Creole music. His latest project, "Bayou Moonlight," recorded with his new ...
When traditional Cajun and Creole musicians take to the stage, one mark of their genius is how easy they make it look. Whether they are wielding an accordion, a fiddle, or some other folk instrument, ...
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 ...
Louisiana Folk Roots is offering Cajun and Zydeco music camps for children ages 8-14 this summer. Camps will be in Eunice, Lafayette and Opelousas throughout June and July. Camp activities include ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Led by legendary accordion-playing frontman Nathan Williams, the Zydeco Cha Chas ...
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, ...
PUTNEY — Join in for a celebration of Zydeco music at the Vermont Zydeco Party. Two of area’s top Zydeco bands will bring their rhythms and high-energy performances to Next Stage on Saturday, Oct. 11, ...
Chances to hear live zydeco music in this area were rare a few short years ago. But today, as the popularity of the high-energy dance music has spread beyond its Southwest Louisiana home, zydeco can ...
Dwayne (Dopsie) Rubin performs high-energy zydeco that has been described as “relentless, pulsating and funky.” The youngest son of zydeco pioneer Rockin’ Dopsie, Sr., he is carrying the family ...
In some people’s eyes, Horace Trahan is the Great White Hope Gone Bad. At Trahan’s debut, Cajun music fans had never heard 50-year-old classics sung with such power and grace. Especially from an ...
Though 2024 is half over, Dwayne Dopsie is already knocking out a banner year. On February 26, the zydeco accordionist received a call from producer Raphael Saadiq to be part of Beyoncé’s landmark ...
Zydeco musician Jeffery Broussard releases a new album, "Bayou Moonlight," blending traditional Creole music with New Orleans brass influences. Broussard, raised in a musical family, learned to play ...