On Thursday, April 2nd there’s going to be another FREE Zydeco Crossroads concert event at World Cafe Live Downstairs in Philadelphia with Rockin’ Dopsie Jr and The Zydeco Twisters and Marcus Ardoin and Da Zydeco Legendz. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Showtime is 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM. The show is all ages. RSVP here…
Category: artists
Buckwheat Zydeco accomplishes another first with ‘Buckwheat’s World’
Few artists in southwest Louisiana, ground zero for zydeco, can match the resume of Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural of Carencro. Leader of the Grammy- and Emmy-winning band Buckwheat Zydeco, Dural performed before a worldwide TV audience of 3 billion during the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Read more
April 2nd: Save the date for a live concert with Rockin’ Dopsie Jr and Marcus Ardoin
Listen back to Leon Chavis and the Zydeco Flames in concert
Chris Ardoin goes Back Home for another hit CD
Artist Spotlight: zydeco bandleader Lynn August
Watch Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble perform at the Kimmel Center
Watch a video of Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble performing at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia last December for the first Zydeco Crossroads dance party. Read more.
Listen to Zydeco Joe on American Routes
Photo recap: Koray Broussard and Leon Chavis in concert
Last Friday night at World Cafe Live, we were treated to a high energy, rousing night of zydeco music from Leon Chavis and Koray Broussard. Check out the photos from the show, shot by Jeremy Zimmerman.