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Watch a 1998 TV clip featuring Philly’s Alligator Zydeco Band

Posted on October 20, 2014October 21, 2014 by Julie Miller

Back in 1998 the Philadelphia-based Alligator Zydeco Band appeared on Inside Indre, a TV segment filmed at South Philly’s Indre Studios that showcased local bands.  Alligator Zydeco Band features the father-daughter team of Greg and Laura Troiano, a pair that has made a name for itself throughout the Zydeco circles both in their hometown and beyond. Read more.

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Celebrating 39 years of Clifton Chenier’s Bogalusa Boogie

Posted on October 17, 2014October 21, 2014 by Jim Hobbs

October is the anniversary of a landmark recording in zydeco. In 1975 Clifton Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band trekked to the Studio in the Country, in Bogalusa, Louisiana to lay down Bogalusa Boogie, a record that still holds up today. Read more.

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Floyd’s Record Shop monthly vinyl picks

Posted on October 16, 2014October 22, 2014 by Kevin Mercer

An easy introduction to the world of Zydeco and Cajun music could be checking out the monthly vinyl specials at
Floyd’s Record Shop.
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Floyd’s Record Shop monthly music picks

Posted on October 16, 2014October 22, 2014 by Julie Miller

An easy introduction to the world of Zydeco and Cajun music could be checking out the monthly vinyl specials at
Floyd’s Record Shop.
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CJ Chenier

Watch C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band at XPoNential Music Festival

Posted on October 14, 2014October 18, 2014 by Bruce Warren

To kick off our Zydeco Crossroads project, the legendary C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band performed at this summer’s XPOnential Music Festival. Watch a performance and interview video trailer for a documentary. Read more

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Learning how to Zydeco dance with Cupid

Posted on October 14, 2014October 18, 2014 by Julie Miller

While most of Zydeco culture has remained under the radar in the Northeast, Lafayette’s Cupid created a viral hit that brought the style up the east coast (though we may not have realized it). Read more.

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Allons Danser hosting Halloween pot-luck with Zydeco-A-Go-Go on 11/1

Posted on October 14, 2014October 17, 2014 by Julie Miller

Philadelphia’s Zydeco dance community Allons Danser will be hosting a Halloween pot-luck and Zydeco party at The TK Club in Conshohocken on November 1st with Zydeco-A-Go-Go. Read more.

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Watch Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band perform “Promised Land Two Step” for KRVS

Posted on October 13, 2014October 18, 2014 by Julie Miller

Houston-born musician Corey Ledet is a lifelong student of Zydeco music, having begun his playing career when he was just ten years old with Wilbert Thibodeaux and the Zydeco Rascals. Read more.

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Listen to and subscribe to our Zydeco Crossroads Spotify playlist

Posted on October 13, 2014October 23, 2014 by Bruce Warren

Throughout the Zydeco Crossroads project, we’re curating a Zydeco Crossroads Spotify playlist that will feature some of the performers that will be joining us for this year’s event. Read more

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Welcome to Buckwheat’s World!

Posted on October 13, 2014October 22, 2014 by Bruce Warren

The legendary Buckwheat Zydeco is devleoping a new YouTube video series called Buckwheat’s World. According to his website “Buckwheat’s World” is a new way to showcase Buck’s music and more. Read more

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