Paul McCartney plays the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, and Lil Wayne returns to his hometown for the 10th anniversary of ...
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The Opelousas Museum unveiled a Zydeco exhibit on Friday, August 8, showcasing the vibrant culture and history of Zydeco music. The exhibit features the work of photographer ...
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)– The 41st Annual Southwest Zydeco Festival kicked off with many fun activities for people to enjoy Saturday in Acadiana. The festival had a huge impact on people around the ...
Zydeco veteran Jeffery Broussard teamed up with members of the New Orleans TBC Brass Band and a swing band's rhythm section ...
LAFAYETTE, La. — Originally from Opelousas, the Grammy Award-winning artist Clifton Chenier is coined for having combined different instruments and sounds with traditional French creole music. He's ...
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the rearview mirror, are you still searching for that perfect present for a special someone? Give the gift of Louisiana music. The time is right as the Year of ...
The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently proclaimed Jourdan Thibodeaux “Cajun music’s equivalent of a rock star,” saying he has become “something of a global ambassador for Cajun country and its way of ...
HOUSTON — Houston is home to all kinds of music and music often tells the stories of a city's diverse communities. Zydeco is no different. It's created by age-old instruments played by modern men -- ...
Having been the leading ambassador for zydeco music since the late '70s, Stanley Dural Jr., better known as Buckwheat Zydeco, has become its pied piper as well through family concerts, including the ...
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, ...
Stanley Dural, better known as Buckwheat Zydeco, realizes that many younger blacks along the Gulf Coast are skeptical about zydeco music. He appreciates that they think the music is for their parents ...
Terrance Simien will be kicking up a dance party with his Zydeco Experience on Saturday night, June 8, 2024, with an Iowa Arts Festival main stage concert in downtown Iowa City. The two-time Grammy ...