LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Almost any native of Southwest Louisiana can explain what “zydeco,” is, but put simply, “that’s just a creole little thing,” says local dance instructor Printes Jackson.

IN FESTIVAL CENTRAL, ONE UPCOMING EVENT IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO A STYLE OF MUSIC UNIQUE TO LOUISIANA. HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR’S ZYDECO FEST ARE GABRIELLE DICULOUS. I GOT IT RIGHT. AND ...

Houstonians can celebrate Zydeco at festivals across the region this year with music, dancing and food. Zydeco music evolved from an acoustic folk idiom known as “la-la” in the 1920s, according to the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. NORWAY — If you have never experienced Zydeco dancing, your opportunity has ...

This post originally published on KQED, San Francisco’s NPR and PBS affiliate. See more of KQED Arts’ award-winning video series If Cities Could Dance here. KQED filmed this episode in February, ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Lena Charles grew up in Opelousas hearing the rhythmic tunes of zydeco, a genre of music that became a big part of her life from a very young age. The unique mixture of rhythm ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – It is a hot Memorial Weekend, perfect for eating unlimited crawfish, dancing to Zydeco music, and supporting the community. Mudbug Madness is back at the festival as one ...

When Sid Williams opened El Sid O's Zydeco and Blues Club in Lafayette in 1984, he helped launch musicians — including members of his own family — who would go on to become some of the genre's most ...