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 ...

"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 ...

Louisiana has always been a state that dances to its own beat. That beat might be a jazz brunch in Lake Charles, Cajun dance at a traditional pig roast in Baton Rouge, or swamp pop blasting out a ...

One of Simien’s fondest memories came during his first European tour in 1988, while opening shows for Fats Domino and Sarah ...

Being more than 1,300 miles from New Orleans, Boulder is an unlikely spot for a Mardi Gras celebration complete with a rockin’ zydeco band, Cajun food, dancing, drinking and costumed foolery. However, ...

Hellraisers has a 2024 Grammy nomination for Best Regional Roots Music Album. “It’s overwhelming to be recognized by the Recording Academy for the second time for our music; it’s, you know, hard work ...

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") ...

Fifth-grade band students from Port Arthur Elementary Schools learned about Zydeco music and the cultures behind it at the Museum of the Gulf Coast’s Zydeco photography exhibit on Tuesday. Despite ...

Grammy Award-winning zydeco bandleader Terrance Simien will present “Creole for Kids” as part of COCA’s Family Theatre Series Jan. 29-31 at COCA’s Founders’ Theatre, 524 Trinity Ave. in U. City.

Ever heard of zydeco music? If not, you're missing out on amazing music and an important era in American music history.

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 -- ...