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.
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.
Chubby Carrier talks about the history of Zydeco music
Chubby Carrier talks about the difference between Cajun and Zydeco music, its origins and how he interprets the tradition of the music he grew up with. It’s “music of the people, music to make you happy.”
Amédé Ardoin: ‘Our Van Gogh, our Camille Claudel’
Last summer, the search for Amédé Ardoin seemed to have hit its final dead end. Lawrence Ardoin, a descendant of the legendary Creole accordionist, was working with officials at the state mental institution in Pineville, La. to erect a statue for Amédé, considered by many to be the godfather of zydeco and Cajun music.
But Ardoin is one of 2,469 patients buried in unmarked graves on the hospital grounds. With no way to know which grave holds Amédé, Lawrence Ardoin was giving up. Read more
Watch Rockin’ Dopsie at El Sid O’s Zydeco & Blues Club
Listen to Zydeco Crossroads’ Holiday Mixtape, part 3
We complete the Zydeco Crossroads Holiday Mixtape with this third installment. Check out festive songs from both cajun and creole musicians, like LeeRon Zydeco covering a Christmas classic and La Compagnie Creole singing a beautiful holiday wish. Listen back to parts one and two here and put some southern comfort into your holiday this year! Read more
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
Celebrate Mardi Gras with Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys bring the Mardi Gras celebration straight from Louisiana to Material Culture in Philadelphia on February 21st. The costume contest and concert will keep the carnival going a few days longer, as fans will be able to dance and sing along to Broussard’s blend of traditional songs and modern style. Read more
Terrance Simien’s Creole for Kidz & The History of Zydeco
Creole for Kidz & The History of Zydeco is a CD and live show created by musician and educator Terrance Simien. He’s taken the show on the road up and down the eastern seaboard, including a special presentation at the Berklee College of Music for its American Roots Music and African Studies visiting arts program. Read more
