The unique culture of Bayou Country will strut its spicy stuff at the Orpheum Theater when the stage musical, "Jambalaya," unfurls on stage in a show created by an impressive roster of talent, ...
For more than 40 years, BeauSoleil bandleader Michael Doucet has been carrying on a musical tradition that once was in danger of extinction. When he started studying and playing Cajun music in the ...
It seems improbable, but it's true. L'Angelus, a brother and two sisters from Lafayette, La., who play Cajun music with Irish roots, got their start singing with their mother at the Urban Stampede in ...
Doug Kershaw’s autobiographical “Louisiana Man” was a career-defining Top 10 hit that’s since become an Americana standard. Credit: Creative Commons / David Simpson cajunzydecophotos Legendary Cajun ...
New Orleans singer and fiddler Amanda Shaw felt the best way to mark 2020, a year that includes her 30th birthday on Aug. 2 and is her 20th year as a working musician, would be to celebrate the roots ...
Lafayette Parish middle school students enjoyed a lively musical experience as legendary Zydeco musician Chubby Carrier ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Southwest Louisiana town of Eunice has become a hotbed for Cajun music, and if you want to learn more about the legends of Cajun French music, you can see them all in a Hall ...
Through the 250 years of its evolution in Louisiana, Cajun music has been something of a family affair. Virginia native Ann Allen Savoy, co-founder of the Magnolia Sisters, was introduced to the music ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Formed in 1975, the ...
When most people picture Mardi Gras, they think of parades, beads, and Louisiana's Most Famed Street, a vibrant adult playground of unique entertainment. In rural Louisiana, however, smaller cities ...
In the stress and complexity of modern life, there’s always room for music that feels cleansing and unspoiled, which is most certainly why many of the pop fans who loved the Buena Vista Social Club ...