LAVA's Music on the Mountain series will feature a dance party with music by Black Leather Zydeco this Sunday. Black Leather Zydeco performs the dance music of southwestern Louisiana. Derived from the ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Cajun culture runs deep in Acadiana, and it’s taught from a young age. Louisiana Folk Roots wants to be a part of teaching the culture to children. They will be holding two ...

"I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)" opens with the sound of the instrument that connects Zydeco with other forms of music that originated in and around Louisiana: the accordion. It's followed by the ...

San Diego’s four-day Gator by the Bay festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary next Thursday through May 12 with more than 100 performances celebrating an array of homegrown American roots-music ...

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Celebrating Clifton Chenier, the ‘King of Zydeco’, on his 100th birthday. Known for his unique style and global influence, Chenier’s legacy continues through artists ...

It’s not often that Louisiana zydeco master Dwayne Dopsie plays a sit-down venue, as he will at the City Winery on Aug. 17. What will he do there? “I’ll make them stand up. I’m pretty sure that by the ...