Growing up in the 1950s in Lafayette, La., Stanley Dural Jr. was surrounded by zydeco, that fast-tempo Cajun music propelled by the accordion. His father, a close friend of zydeco king Clifton Chenier ...

Sean Ardoin has been on a mission to mainstream zydeco music, and he's hoping his Tuesday performance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" will help. The two-time Grammy nominee will perform three ...

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 ...

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas earned a Grammy nomination in 2023 for Best Regional Roots Music Album with their release “Lucky Man.” Nathan Williams’ musical style combines elements of zydeco, jazz, ...

San Diego’s four-day Gator by the Bay festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary next Thursday through May 12 with more than 100 performances celebrating an array of homegrown American roots-music ...

Terrance Simien will be kicking up a dance party with his Zydeco Experience on Saturday night, June 8, 2024, with an Iowa Arts Festival main stage concert in downtown Iowa City. The two-time Grammy ...

While perhaps not as intimately known outside Louisiana, zydeco has reached stages around the globe, and the Black Creole ...

CAROL POPLE (CENTER) played a borrowed frottoir as Terrance Simien (at the mike) and his Zydeco Experience band brought a shot of energy to Port Angeles on Saturday. Carol is with the Juan de Fuca ...

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, ...