To mark the 100th anniversary of zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, Smithsonian Folkways will release a box set on Arhoolie ...

This vibrant Lafayette artist will appear on a record bringing together two greats: the Rolling Stones, and King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier.

Cynthia Simien is also an agent and booking manager who has long worked with her husband to promote Louisiana music worldwide ...

To celebrate the box set, a tribute concert takes place in November at Wolf Trap National Park, a pavilion-style venue near ...

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 live music options in New Orleans this week include a free Cajun and zydeco festival and one of the most acclaimed new ...

The event will be held June 14 and 15 at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd., and will feature thousands of pounds of crawfish flown in from Louisiana alongside Southern staples like gumbo, frog legs, ...

Carrier’s performances include the Chicago Blues Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. He has played ...

Zydeco Extravaganza, held at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette brought together over a thousand zydeco fans from around the world to celebrate the rhythms of creole culture and local vendors selling ...

The Balloons Over DeSoto event will take place on June 20th at C.E. "Rusty" Williams Airport and will feature food, hot-air ...

The Black equestrian tradition, often set to Zydeco music with hundreds of people line dancing in the woods, has grown into a collective show of Black horsemanship.