If fans of southwest Louisiana music listen closely to pop icon Beyoncé's new album, they may notice hints of something familiar: zydeco. The 27-track "Act II: Cowboy Carter," released Friday, has ...

Aug. 11—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The infectious sounds of zydeco will have people up on their feet and feeling the groove at this concert. Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience with special guest Crawdad ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. DUMMERSTON — “Do you know how to get to the event?” a young parking attendant at Kampfires asked me the day of the Cajun Zydeco Fest. “Do I just follow ...

Chances to hear live zydeco music in this area were rare a few short years ago. But today, as the popularity of the high-energy dance music has spread beyond its Southwest Louisiana home, zydeco can ...

When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...

Stanley Dural Jr., known to the world as Buckwheat Zydeco, is music’s best-selling zydeco artist. Following six Grammy nominations, the Carencro singer and accordion and organ player’s 2009 album, ...

On a bright and humid afternoon in early May, Louisiana musicians gathered on the barn-like Fais Do-Do stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to celebrate royalty: Clifton Chenier, the ...

If life in southwest Louisiana was a highlight reel, zydeco would be the soundtrack. From backyard boils to graduation parties, no Louisiana celebration is complete without the music of local legends ...