When zydeco superstar C.J. Chenier steps onto a stage and looks out over a crowd, he has one thing in mind: get them on their feet and make them dance. With a solo career dating back to 1987 and six ...

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.

Wayne Singleton remembers giving Joe his final haircut — a bittersweet moment that turned into a heartfelt goodbye, leaving ...

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 ...

When Slim’s Y-Ki-Ki Zydeco dance hall closed in Opelousas in 2016, it represented an end of an era. Not an end to listening to zydeco, certainly. Festivals, both local and worldwide, celebrate ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Rod Sias with the Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society says the group was previously awarded funding from the state which they dedicated to preserving the historic Slims ...

Paul McCartney plays the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, and Lil Wayne returns to his hometown for the 10th anniversary of ...

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 ...

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