Cajun/Zydeco

Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

Sat, 03/16/24
Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas hit the scene in 1985 with the hard-charging, accordion-driven music that fills dance halls and festival grounds across South Louisiana and around the globe, including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, European festivals, and the Grand Ol Op... Read more

Preston Frank & The Frank Family Band

Fri, 03/15/24
Preston Frank & The Frank Family Band honed their chops by playing true Creole music straight out of their Oberlin and Soileau, Louisiana roots. Indeed, Preston Frank’s song, “Born in the Country,” a tribute to the Creole life, has become a Zydeco standard. The family band ... Read more

Terrance Simien

Wed, 03/13/24
For over 40+ years, two-time Grammy award winning, 8th generation Louisiana Creole, Terrance Simien, has been shattering the myths and often misinformation, about what his traditional Zydeco roots music is. Bio Provided by FQF Inc. Read more

Waylon Thibodeaux

Tue, 03/12/24
Waylon Thibodeaux is a young Cajun with an innate musical talent that can be seen in the performance of his Louisiana, Cajun and Zydeco music. His style of high-energy, toe-tapping music will certainly liven up any audience. Born in Louisiana’s “Bayou Country” just a few mi... Read more

Corey Ledet

Tue, 01/16/24
Corey Ledet was born in Houston but has deep roots in Louisiana’s St. Martin Parish, where his musical family includes his great-grandfather Gabriel, who played professionally with jazz pioneer Bunk Johnson, and grandfather Buchanan, who helped develop the distinctive zydec... Read more

T Marie & Bayou Juju

Tue, 10/31/23
T Marie and Bayou Juju play traditional and original Louisiana music. The band started through gatherings at fires, suppers, porches, and levees, and you’ll feel this vibrant community of friendship echo through all of their music. In addition to honoring traditional Cajun,... Read more

Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

Wed, 08/23/23
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers is a Grammy-winning band led by Dwayne Dopsie, the youngest son of famed accordionist Rockin’ Dopsie and one of the world’s hottest accordionists in his own right. The younger Dopsie (real name Dwayne Rubin) started on washboard at the... Read more

Crawdaddy T

Tue, 08/08/23
Crawdaddy T brings a full-bore dancing threauxdown to the party with his band, Cajun Zydeco Review. The group namesake on guitar, fiddle, accordion and vocals, Alex Harris MacDonald on washboard, Janson Lohmeyer on keyboard, and the rhythm section of Dean Zucchero on bass a... Read more

Valerie Sassyfras

Sun, 08/06/23
Valerie Sassyfras has been bringing her one-of-a-kind, unconventional spirit to musical stages for over 20 years.  Sassyfras, prolific on keyboard, accordion, and mandolin, ranges from Cajun and zydeco to modern-day twerking with crowd-pleasing tunes such as “Girls Night Ou... Read more

Sonny Landreth

Sun, 08/06/23
Sonny Landreth is one of the most singular slide guitarists of our time. The self-described “native stepson” of South Louisiana cut his early chops with Clifton Chenier’s legendary Red Hot Louisiana Band, and is known as the “King of Slydeco” for his zydeco-inflected rhythm... Read more

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