Outstanding! Here’s a rare video of Clifton Chenier With CJ Chenier on saxophone, Cleveland Chenier on rubboard, and the late Harry Hypolite on guitar.
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Watch Soul Creole perform “Madeleine” at Blue Moon Saloon
Soul Creole performs “Madeleine” at Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, LA on October 30, 2014, a clip from the forthcoming Zydeco Crossroads documentary film by Robert Mugge.
Watch Rockin’ Dopsie at El Sid O’s Zydeco & Blues Club
Preservation Hall Jazz Band spread holiday cheer with a Tiny Desk Concert
Last winter New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band stopped by the NPR Music offices to film a Tiny Desk Concert, holiday style. A tuba-playing Santa and his crew of brass musicians cover songs like Bill Evans’ “Sugar Plum” and the jazzed-up “Happy Holiday,” ho ho ho-ing and joking that they are from the South Pole. Read more
Watch Soul Creole live at Blue Moon Saloon
Major Handy talks childhood memories with Living Blues; watch him play “Down On the Bayou”
Major Handy is a true “musician’s musician” in the world of zydeco. A 2010 article in Living Blues magazine spotlighted the Lafayette / St. Martinville, Louisiana native and the many contributions he’s made to music during his 40 year career, detailing the time Otis Redding asked a 15 year old Major to play in his band and the 12 years he spent with Rockin’ Dopsie. He also performed his song “Down On the Bayou” for WXPN late last month. Read more.
Put on your boots: The five best Zydeco dancing videos
Credit: Zydeco dancing at the Blue Moon Saloon | photo by John Vettese
Zydeco isn’t just all about the music, it’s also all about the dancing. Check out Jambalaya Magazine‘s list of the five best Zydeco dancing videos on YouTube and get ready for the Zydeco Crossroads Dance Party on 12/6. Read more.
Sample the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with Rosie Ledet, Buckwheat Zydeco and more
New Orleans’ annual Jazz & Heritage Festival always boasts one of the most eclectic line-ups in the festival world. This year’s installment alone ran the genre gamut from mainstream pop artists to alternative royalty and a healthy dose of locally-grown zydeco acts. Read more.
Wolf, cluck, grunt: Animals in Zydeco
Nathan Williams | photo by Rick Olivier via www.spartanindependent.com
Music draws inspiration from everywhere, including the natural world. Popular music has called on animals from Big Mama Thorton’s “Hound dog” to Ylvis’s “What Does the Fox Say?” and Zydeco is no exception. Read more.
Watch Sean Ardoin & Zydekool’s video for “Zydeco Happy”
Photo: Sean Ardoin on the air with David Dye and Herman Fuselier for Zydeco Crossroads
If you listened to the inaugural broadcast of the Zydeco Crossroads Radio Hour last night, you probably heard the show open with a slightly different version of Pharrell’s hit “Happy.” That upbeat creole cover was recorded by Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, and they made a “Happy” music video to go along with it. Read more.