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, ...

Have you ever heard of the Southwest Louisiana-born genre known as zydeco? This gorgeous genre of music was created by the often French-speaking Afro-American Creole musicians of that particular area, ...

NOLA ZYDECO FEST gets rocking on the river from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Mandeville Shed in Crescent Park with a celebration of Louisiana Creole culture packed with music, food, crafts and ...

The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal and Steve Earle are among the guest musicians who recorded songs for a new tribute album to zydeco legend Clifton Chenier. “A Tribute to the King of ...

Leave it to Leroy Thomas. Nearly a decade after his 2015 release We Love You Leroy, Thomas returns with a dance floor-filling 14 tracks rife with novel content and up-tempo tunes that live up to the ...