Opelousas, La- Slim's Y Kiki Zydeco dance hall is home to six decades of Zydeco. It served as the heartbeat for Zydeco fans and performers like Clifton Chenier, Chris Ardoin, Keith Frank, and many ...

Some of our region's biggest Zydeco acts will be in Opelousas next week, playing in support of the Clifton Chenier Centennial fundraiser and the Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Zydeco dance hall restoration project.

The temperature was a bit chilly at Glen Echo Park's transformed open-air Bumper Car Pavilion Saturday night, but Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys kept dancing couples warm with nearly 2 1/2 hours ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Lena Charles grew up in Opelousas hearing the rhythmic tunes of zydeco, a genre of music that became a big part of her life from a very young age. The unique mixture of rhythm ...

When Sid Williams opened El Sid O's Zydeco and Blues Club in Lafayette in 1984, he helped launch musicians — including members of his own family — who would go on to become some of the genre's most ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church will hold its annual zydeco dance fundraiser on Friday, September 5, at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. The event, featuring Rusty Metoyer ...

From the front porch of a Louisiana parish to the back yard of Fairfax County, zydeco music fans have gained a champion -- a David in the world of musical Goliaths. This year's Grammy winners included ...