IN FESTIVAL CENTRAL, ONE UPCOMING EVENT IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO A STYLE OF MUSIC UNIQUE TO LOUISIANA. HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR’S ZYDECO FEST ARE GABRIELLE DICULOUS. I GOT IT RIGHT. AND ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pronounced I - KO - YAH-YAH - since 2013, Iko YaYa's been flooding dance halls with their Louisiana-influenced music that gets folks on their the feet - what they like to call "swamp 'n roll!" Enjoy a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – It is a hot Memorial Weekend, perfect for eating unlimited crawfish, dancing to Zydeco music, and supporting the community. Mudbug Madness is back at the festival as one ...

This post originally published on KQED, San Francisco’s NPR and PBS affiliate. See more of KQED Arts’ award-winning video series If Cities Could Dance here. KQED filmed this episode in February, ...

When Sid Williams opened El Sid O's Zydeco and Blues Club in Lafayette in 1984, he helped launch musicians — including members of his own family — who would go on to become some of the genre's most ...