Joe Hall died at at the age of 52, in the process of making a documentary that highlights his place in Louisiana roots music ...

Black & Global Roots Concerts will present Cedric Watson & Ethan Moody on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Appalachian Theatre of the ...

By Kathy Chouteau Around three decades ago in the Iron Triangle, a young boy accompanied his grandparents to “la-la” events ...

While it’s impossible to say how many were of Creole descent, “what can be said is that music was important to the tradition. Those who were Creole brought their songs to the tradition and ...

Louis Cathedral echoed with the music of Edmond Dédé Friday, Jan. 24. This is over a hundred years after it was written. Dédé was a New Orleans-born free creole of color, who composed music in ...

This is a well-documented and proven fact, so there is no need to revisit this argument in this article. By way of review, however, here is an abbreviated overview of the emergence of popular ...

After 36 years, festival organizers say the event hasn't been able to keep up with rising costs. They warn that some tough ...

The French Quarter boasts world-renowned music venues, such as Preservation Hall, presenting New Orleans jazz in an intimate ...

He was the father of Chubby and Dikki Du Carrier, who followed their father into Zydeco music, and the brother of Zydeco T. Carrier. Legendary Creole fiddler Bebe Carriere’s oldest son ...