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 ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — The sounds of washboards and accordions will once again fill Opelousas this weekend as the 43rd Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival returns with a full lineup ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church will hold its annual zydeco dance fundraiser on Friday, September 5, at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. The event, featuring Rusty Metoyer ...

Some of our region's biggest Zydeco acts will be in Opelousas next week, playing in support of the Clifton Chenier Centennial fundraiser and the Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Zydeco dance hall restoration project.

BRATTLEBORO -- This Sunday, the Louisiana Sunday Night dance party will feature Planet Zydeco, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at The Stone Church, 210 Main St. Planet Zydeco is an exciting New England-based ...

Opelousas, La- Slim's Y Kiki Zydeco dance hall is home to six decades of Zydeco. It served as the heartbeat for Zydeco fans and performers like Clifton Chenier, Chris Ardoin, Keith Frank, and many ...

The NOLA Zydeco Festival comes back buzzing for its third year in a row with zydeco beats, dancing and plenty of local eats. Whether you're looking to break out of your comfort zone and take a dance ...

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 ...

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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 ...