The Magnolia Middle School Band won 24 chair or alternative spots during tryouts at the recent ASBOA Junior High All Region 3 ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...

Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...

EVANGELINE PARISH — "It is a unique festival, we celebrate our traditional Cajun music,” says volunteer TJ Landreneau—and the memories are everywhere you look. Preparations are underway for this ...

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance. Key takeaways from ...

Southwest Louisiana is one of the most unique areas of the United States. Officially known as Acadiana, the region is home to a wide range of cultural influences — from Cajun, Creole, Indigenous ...

Gigs like the Bayou Boogie in Connecticut are the bread and butter of Lafayette’s traditional music scene. Photo by Elise Riley One thousand five hundred miles northeast of Lafayette is one of the ...

Marc Savoy, left with accordion, Ann and baby Joel demo accordions for Clifton Chenier, red jack, and festival-goers. Photo by Michael P. Smith About three years ago, Cajun multi-instrumentalist Joel ...

When you're known as the King of Zydeco music, like the late Clifton Chenier was, it only makes sense that other recording legends would want to honor you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZYDECO SONT PAS SALES") ...