The infectious tunes of zydeco have played a major role in American Culture. Fuselier said that’s beacuse zydeco is a festive ...

In recent decades, zydeco has emerged to mingle on the margins of the mainstream. Its delightfully funky washboard rhythms and accordion riffs are regularly featured at festivals, certain ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Heir of the Zydeco throne, Sir Reginald M. Dural (otherwise known as Buckwheat Zydeco Jr.), will make his way to Tucson this week, showcasing a distinctive Creole sound. On Friday, Feb. 3, Buckwheat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GREEN LAKE – Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas are expected to bring their signature Louisiana dance music to Thrasher Opera House in ...

A fusion of Louisiana accordion music with Afro-Caribbean rhythms, blues, and R&B, zydeco is the irresistibly toe-tapping music of the Black Creole community in rural Southwest Louisiana, often sung ...

***** Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin’, Best Kept Secret (Rounder); ***** 1/2 Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band (Shanachie): The zydeco world was shaken last year when its biggest new star of ...

Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band will perform their zydeco music at the Crown Uptown Theatre on Wednesday. Courtesy photo It has been four years since Chubby Carrier brought his accordion-laced ...

Hear Andrew Limbong's remembrance of Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. at the audio link, and read on for an obituary written by Mark Mobley. Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., an international ambassador for ...

COLFAX, Louisiana -- A musician known for his hip-hop-infused zydeco sound throughout southeast Texas and Louisiana was hospitalized late Friday after he was shot while performing, family members.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zydeco, a music genre created by the Black Creole community, has flourished in Southwest Louisiana and beyond, inspiring musicans ...

GREEN LAKE – Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas are expected to bring their signature Louisiana dance music to Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. The concert is scheduled to kick off 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, ...