Issue Articles
Some Rhode Island Lagniappe for Mamou Playboy Kevin Dugas
Rhode Island celebrates Mardi Gras this month by coming to the rescue of a veteran Cajun musician. The Friends of Kevin Dugas Krewe, a new Carnival group based in Cranston, […]
The Grammy Awards: Everything vs. Everything Else
“And the Grammy in the Category of Contradiction and Confusion goes to ….” That announcement would be made at next month’s Grammys if zydeco music veteran Terrance Simien had his […]
Step-N-Strut Trail Ride: Too Many Steps?
Trail rides were once the best-kept secrets in zydeco. Now, google “zydeco trail ride” and the first result comes from, ironically, The New York Times. Travel writer Shaila Dewan waxes […]
Excello Reunion of All-Star Swamp Blues Legends
Most of the featured artists had to sit in a chair once they wobbled their way to the spotlight at center stage. Some talked about their strokes, a bad leg, […]
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 […]
