Zydeco Crossroads

Revisit the first Zydeco Crossroads Radio Hour episode

Posted on March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 by Julie Miller

It’s hard to believe the first episode of the Zydeco Crossroads Radio Hour aired four months ago. Since then we’ve danced with Curley and Leon, learned about Amede Ardoin’s influence on the music and explored how bands like Soul Creole are interpreting the traditions today. Listen back to the inaugural episode below, hosted by Herman Fuselier and featuring songs from Rosie Ledet, Clifton Chenier and more. Read more.

Watch Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble perform at the Kimmel Center

Posted on March 4, 2015March 4, 2015 by Julie Miller

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

Posted on March 3, 2015March 2, 2015 by Julie Miller

Nick Spitzer interviews Joe Mouton on this segment of American Routes. The Lousiana native began performing zydeco music in his forties, adopting the moniker Zydeco Joe and using his songs to spread stories of growing up on the land with his family and farm animals. Read more.

Photo recap: Koray Broussard and Leon Chavis in concert

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Bruce Warren

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.

Tune in to a live broadcast of tonight’s Zydeco Crossroads Dance Party

Posted on February 27, 2015February 27, 2015 by Julie Miller

Can’t join us for tonight’s Zydeco Crossroads Dance Party at World Cafe Live ? Tune-in to XPN 88.5 in Philadelphia or worldwide at XPN.org at 7:00 p.m. for a live broadcast of the concert with Koray Broussard and Leon Chavis. Read more.

Listen to Buckwheat Zydeco on American Routes

Posted on February 26, 2015February 27, 2015 by Julie Miller

Buckwheat Zydeco is the subject of this segment from American Routes. The Louisiana native talks with Nick Spitzer about his start in Clifton Chenier’s band and where he’s taken the music since those early days. Read more.

Meet the Creole cowboys of Louisiana on American Routes

Posted on February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Julie Miller

Zydeco Crossroads contributor Nick Spitzer looks at the lifestyle of Creole cowboys on this segment from American Routes. Read more.

Dr. Gene Morris remembered as one of zydeco’s unsung heroes

Posted on February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 by Herman Fuselier

Today’s zydeco musicians can win Grammys, perform on national TV and play in cities and countries that I can’t even pronounce. An unsung hero who helped open the doors for their international stage is Dr. Gene Morris. Read more.

On latest CD, Leon Chavis proclaims ‘The Champ is Here’

Posted on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 by Herman Fuselier

In 1999, Sports Illustrated crowned Muhammad Ali as Sportsman of the Century. Once vilified as a trash-talking troublemaker, Ali is now universally praised as an all-time great athlete with a principled punch that shook up boxing, religion, international politics, civil rights and more.

Ali retired the same year Leon Chavis was born. But that hasn’t stopped Chavis from being enthralled with “The Greatest.” Read more.

Celebrate Mardi Gras with American Routes

Posted on February 17, 2015February 16, 2015 by Julie Miller

With Carnivale coming to a close and New Orleans’s biggest parade day happening tomorrow, Nick Spitzer highlights Mardi Gras traditions “in the Crescent City and beyond” on the latest episode of American Routes. Read more.