The term "creole" is one of those protean things whose meaning hinges on the context in which it is used. At the very least, it tends to suggest some degree of acculturation or multiple ethnic ...

Advocate Photo by LEE CELANO - Brazos Huval, on stand-up bass, leads a Beginning Cajun guitar class as Lee Roberts looks on during the 2015 Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Week at Vermilionville, where ...

Jeffery Broussard, one of Louisiana's most dynamic and respected zydeco musicians, is once again pushing the boundaries of Creole music. His latest project, "Bayou Moonlight," recorded with his new ...

Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival celebrates the creole culture of creole speaking countries in the Caribbean, Europe and Africa The 22nd edition of Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) ...

This year’s festival celebrates 90 years of “Jolie Blonde” and other female characters and performers. LAFAYETTE, La. – An iconic symbol of the female influence on Cajun and Creole music, what we know ...

Decades ago, if people wanted to hear Cajun or Zydeco music, they had to go to a dancehall or a bar, or they heard it at home. It was not until Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the original and largest ...

Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and spent his Summers with relatives in small-town Parks, where he was ...

The use of French and Creole in Louisiana has been on the decline for decades, although a number of initiatives and organizations are attempting to slow the slide and preserve the state’s unique ...

You can't resist it. Whether the gumbo and étouffée are simmering on the burner, the sounds of southwest Louisiana are enough to send vibrant souls scurrying to the dance floor to jump and shout and ...

Amid the kaleidoscope of colors of Dominica's capital Roseau, the streets pulsated with the sounds of African drums and steelpans, bamboo "boom pipes" and accordions. Impromptu parties sprung up on ...