Two hours west of New Orleans, the town of Opelousas is one of the best places to experience this irresistibly toe-tapping music genre created by Louisiana’s Black Creole community. Zydeco, a music ...

Zydeco music, deeply rooted in Black and Creole culture, thrives today through artists like CJ Chenier, who honor its rich heritage and inspire new generations.

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — St. Martinville City Hall hosted a celebration Thursday of the life and work of 73-year-old Donna Angelle. Angelle has played zydeco music for over 40 years. She also ...

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, ...

Avid fans of the late, great accordionist, vocalist, composer and innovator Clifton Chenier will surely savor the rich mix of musical, factual and quotable ingredients in “The King of Zydeco.” The ...

Home to 400 festivals, Louisiana hosts events that celebrate everything except divorces and pregnancy tests. Just wait a minute — that’ll change. Yet for every successful good time, there’s a First ...

When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL THEME IS "PA KASE," LERITAGE DE ZARIKO — "UNBROKEN," THE LEGACY OF ZYDECO. WHAT DOES THAT THEME MEAN TO YOU AND TO THE COMMUNITY? A1: The theme "Unbroken" is powerful because it ...

C.J. Chenier, who plays a bling-encrusted squeezebox, is laughing all the way to the bank. The man works: He has 18 gigs this month, in an arc from Texas to Minnesota to Rhode Island, including a stop ...

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 ...

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 ...