Issue Articles
Ellis Vanicor Takes Four Le Cajun Awards
Just because a musician was born in 1929 doesn’t mean he’s ready for the nursing home. Cajun fiddler Ellis Vanicor, 81, broadcasts that message loud and clear on the title […]
Cedric Watson’s Creole Kora
Cedric Watson is quickly becoming a sponge of world music. “I like any kind of music that’s related to Louisiana music and Creole,” says Watson, who was nominated for a […]
The Grammys: Behind Closed Doors
[OffBeat gave NARAS’ Bill Freimuth a chance to respond to some of the questions raised in the story below. They didn’t arrive in time to be included in the physical […]
Geno Delafose: King Creole
Geno Delafose is nothing if not hard working. Last Mardi Gras season, Delafose spent 10 days playing 11 gigs that stretched from Cowboys Night Club in Scott, Louisiana to the […]
Mr. Amedé Ardoin, He Dead
Amedé Ardoin has been hailed as the father of zydeco and Cajun music, but his final record is a meager index card that lists him as Case No. 13387. Name: […]
Jazz Fest Focus: Yvette Landry
Don’t pinch Yvette Landry. She may discover the last nine months have only been a dream. A fantasy-come-true is the only way Landry, a science teacher, former Crawfish Festival Queen […]
Chubby Carrier: French Quarter Fest Focus
A Grammy Award has unexpected perks. Just ask Chubby Carrier, winner of this year’s Grammy for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for his CD, Zydeco Junkie. Carrier, who lives […]
Lil’ Buck Sinegal: Jazz Fest Focus
Allen Toussaint called Paul “Lil’ Buck” Sinegal the “Gentle Giant of Guitar.” But get him reminiscing about his 50 years in music and the laid-back Lil Buck often leaps to […]
Terrance Simien and Buckwheat Zydeco: Together at Last
Buckwheat Zydeco and Terrance Simien have been part of two Grammy wins, six Grammy nominations, an Emmy, three Presidential inaugurations, 10 movie soundtracks and dozens of national TV shows and […]
Swamp Pop’s New Home
Swamp pop, south Louisiana’s blend of Cajun rock ’n’ roll, New Orleans R&B, country and zydeco, lives a life of irony in its Southwest Louisiana birthplace. As gray hair grows […]
