Issue Articles
The Right Side of the Red Carpet
As past president and longtime supporter of the Cajun French Music Association, Ray Landry knows all about organizing the annual Le Cajun Awards and Festival. The CFMA honors some of […]
Zydeco Everywhere But Here
A radio station in Switzerland features Donna Angelle’s music. A promoter in Brazil is anxious to work with her. Angelle’s travel log includes tours of Africa and France last year […]
Where the Winners Go
The Grammys and the south Louisiana town of Maurice (population 642) have as much in common as Lil Wayne and Alison Krauss. But just as Wayne and Krauss are multiple […]
Tip’s Brings Cooperation to Lafayette
A business tool for musicians, born in New Orleans and existing in three other Louisiana cities, has finally made its way west to Lafayette. The Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op officially […]
“Zydeco, Zare”, Heymann Performing Arts Center, Lafayette, October 11, 2008
Zydeco has never seemed more fun, flirting and sensual. Those words best describe “Zydeco, Zare’,” the first modern dance project based on the Louisiana music. The Elisa Monte Dance Company […]
It’s All About Families
In late April, Elisa Monte was in Southwest Louisiana doing additional research for Zydeco!, a modern dance project. She visited the Louisiana Folk Roots’ Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage […]
The Littlest Media Star
Guyland Leday, the 10-year-old zydeco prodigy from Opelousas, will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. It just hasn’t happened yet. Leday flew to Chicago on April 1 for a rehearsal […]
