Cajun & Creole Instruments: Accordion
A relatively recent invention, the bellows-driven, vibrating reed squeezebox known as the accordion, was first…
Cajun & Creole Instruments: Fiddle
A bowed string instrument, the fiddle is central to Cajun music's sound, culture, and history. The history of the…
Cajun & Creole Instruments: Frottoir
The frottoir — sometimes spelled froittoir — is a percussive, rhythmic instrument omnipresent in zydeco…
Cajun & Creole Instruments: Triangle
The triangle is a simple, percussive rhythm instrument central to Cajun music. Consisting of two parts, the baton, or…
Lafayette Weekly
A weekly curated playlist by local musician Philippe Billeaudeaux featuring music by Lafayette, LA musicians with a weekly rundown of live music happening in and around the area…
Dwayne Dopsie
For Dwayne Dopsie, zydeco music has never been something separate from life; it’s been part of it from the very beginning. Growing up in a legendary musical family, he spent…
Lafayette's Summertime Guide
Summer in Lafayette is more than a season. It’s long days, cold drinks, live music drifting through the air, and time spent outdoors or somewhere cool when the heat kicks…
