NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Members of the Cajun band T'Monde are young, but they like their music old. The band of 20-somethings opened the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Friday with century-old, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — May is coming to the end, and summer vacations are in full swing. But if you can’t hit the beach, there are still fantastic things to do in town…with Cajun-Zydeco music, fun runs, ...

Let’s jump to the most important aspect of this weekend’s Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival in the French Quarter: “If you are by yourself, watching a band, you won’t be alone for long, because someone ...

Looking for a good introduction to contemporary Cajun and zydeco sounds? This lively sampler of mostly uptempo Louisiana roots music fills the bill nicely and showcases the music`s many stylistic ...

South Louisiana music boosters spent years lobbying the Recording Academy to create a Cajun or zydeco category for the Grammy Awards. Their victory proved to be short-lived. Chris Granger / The ...

The Grammy Award categories for the upcoming year have been pared down to 78 categories from 109, and one of those that lost out was the Best Zydeco or Cajun Album award. was part of the now heavily ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will present the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Concert Series, an event series that celebrates the vibrant music of Louisiana. From June 2 to June 17, the George ...

BRO reader submission by Michelle Perkins: Cool temperatures may have settled in, but the Lafayette Taproom will be bayou-hot on Tuesday night for the first in a series of Cajun/Zydeco dances ...

For a place perhaps best known for its great collection of dead stuff, there should be plenty of life Saturday night at the Field Museum of Natural History when the Cajun and Zydeco Music Fest gets ...

Hello. My name is Wendy and I'm addicted to dancing to the raucous Cajun and zydeco music of Louisiana. For those unacquainted with the genres, Cajun music has its roots in the traditions of the ...

Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson at 8 pm; Show at 8:30 pm. You can’t get much more authentic than Andrew Carriere, especially when he’s backed by his top-notch Zydeco/Cajun Allstars. A native of Southern ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...