When zydeco superstar C.J. Chenier steps onto a stage and looks out over a crowd, he has one thing in mind: get them on their feet and make them dance. With a solo career dating back to 1987 and six ...

Before 1982, the words “zydeco” and “festival” were never used in the same sentence. The Creole accordion dance music had already migrated from the rural house dances of southwest Louisiana to clubs ...

The NOLA Zydeco Festival will bring the sounds and flavors of Acadiana to Crescent Park on Saturday, March 26. This free, family-friendly event will feature not only live bands and musical acts, but ...

The people of Opelousas, Louisiana, prepare for the annual Zydeco Festival, a celebration that has been a cornerstone of the community for over four decades. The Zydeco Festival, an event deeply ...

The New Orleans Zydeco Festival (NOZF) returns to Crescent Park on Saturday, November 2, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. This year’s event, co-founded by Gabrielle Deculus and Courtney Smith, honors the legacy ...

The 42nd Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is coming at the end of this month. The festival takes place on August 31, at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to ...

Both the young and the old showed up to Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette on Sunday morning for an opportunity to learn traditional Cajun and zydeco dancing. Participants ranged from high school ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cajun and Zydeco, roots and folk music, and a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative concert, Montpelier Alive warms up the Capital City with three days of concerts, dances, jam sessions and more with ...

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 ...