Two hours west of New Orleans, the town of Opelousas is one of the best places to experience this irresistibly toe-tapping music genre created by Louisiana’s Black Creole community.

C.J. Chenier, who plays a bling-encrusted squeezebox, is laughing all the way to the bank. The man works: He has 18 gigs this month, in an arc from Texas to Minnesota to Rhode Island, including a stop ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Celebrating Clifton Chenier, the ‘King of Zydeco’, on his 100th birthday. Known for his unique style and global influence, Chenier’s legacy continues through artists ...

Zydeco music, deeply rooted in Black and Creole culture, thrives today through artists like CJ Chenier, who honor its rich ...

“I’m French, African, Spanish, Native American, German and Norwegian. That’s my DNA,” says Terrance Simien, who in 40 years of performing more than 8,500 live shows in more than 45 countries has ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Tonight Acadiana honored the life and legacy of Zydeco legend Joe Hall with the premiere of a new documentary celebrating his music and life story at the Acadiana Center for ...

When Council for the Development of French in Louisiana Chairman James Domengeaux and a group of academics, activists and musicians decided to throw a concert celebrating Cajun music and culture in ...

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 ...

When "60 Minutes" came to the Lafayette area last fall to film a segment on Cajun and zydeco music, they were confronted with the energy of a thriving cultural scene. CBS correspondent Jon Wertheim ...

Stanley Dural, better known as Buckwheat Zydeco, realizes that many younger blacks along the Gulf Coast are skeptical about zydeco music. He appreciates that they think the music is for their parents ...