Clifton Chenier Centennial. In this centennial year of the birth of Clifton Chenier, many events and projects are celebrating the zydeco music pioneer and his international impact. Wednesday, June 25, ...

Having been the leading ambassador for zydeco music since the late '70s, Stanley Dural Jr., better known as Buckwheat Zydeco, has become its pied piper as well through family concerts, including the ...

On the cover, a young Chenier holds a 25-pound accordion the length of his torso, a big, mischievous smile on his face. Bon Ton Roulet! is a classic zydeco album showcasing the Creole dance music of ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Nothing gets toes tapping and people out onto the dance floor like zydeco. Louisiana native Wayne Toups told 12News about his love for the music. "It's basically a zydeco southern ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The life and career of a legendary Acadiana musician will be celebrated in Opelousas in April. The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame has announced it will induct Roy Carrier. The ...

Buckwheat Zydeco’s longtime manager and producer Ted Fox reflects on launching zydeco’s first major label release. “I was a senior editor [at Audio magazine] and I started getting into zydeco. Audio ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zydeco, a music genre created by the Black Creole community, has flourished in Southwest Louisiana and beyond, inspiring musicans ...