When zydeco superstar C.J. Chenier steps onto a stage and looks out over a crowd, he has one thing in mind: get them on their feet and make them dance. With a solo career dating back to 1987 and six ...

Southwest Louisiana temporarily relocates to Uptown New Orleans this weekend for the fourth Cajun/Zydeco Dance Fest at Tipitina's, with two full days of live music and dance contests. Geno Delafose ...

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Melvin Smith and Rozyland Blanchard dance to music by The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band during Sunday Cajun Fais Do Do: Tipitina's weekly Cajun dance party on Sunday January 13, 2013. Smith said he's ...

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 ...

PUTNEY — Join in for a celebration of Zydeco music at the Vermont Zydeco Party. Two of area’s top Zydeco bands will bring their rhythms and high-energy performances to Next Stage on Saturday, Oct. 11, ...

New Orleans, LA (July 2025) — The NOLA Zydeco Festival is expanding its footprint and celebrating a milestone year. Now in its fifth year, the festival is moving to Heritage Park in Slidell, Louisiana ...

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 ...

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, ...

Zydeco-music pioneer and Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award-winner Clifton Chenier’s centennial was celebrated a year early Friday night at San DIego’s 21st annual Gator by the Bay, but who’s counting?