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Celebrate Cajun culture and the environment Saturday | HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA
Enjoy Cajun music, food and crafts and check out a nutria fashion show this Saturday at the free annual festival La Fête d’Ecologie.10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 26
Jean Lafitte Park Acadian Wetlands Center
314 Saint Mary Street
Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Dancing the Blues Away - Why the people of Mamou, Louisiana, wake up ready to boogie | Garden and Gun
It's 9:00 on a sultry Saturday morning, and Fred’s Lounge in tiny Mamou, Louisiana, is as crowded and smoky as a big-city bar at midnight. You’d never know that outside this low-slung brick and cinder-block barroom things are all quiet and peaceful (after all, a fair amount of Mamou’s population of just four thousand are inside, and the rest of them are sleeping)...
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Recipes drawn from Cajun, Creole heritage | FayObserver.com
Darrell DedeauDarrell Dedeaux, owner of Dedeaux's Coffee Shop & Cafe shares his Dirty Rice Recipe
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New Jersey: Taste of New Orleans Down the Shore: Ragin’ Cajun | NJ | Review - NYTimes.com
Nancy Wegard for The New York TimesSPICY Ragin’ Cajun presents bands like Stringbean and the Stalkers.
For a satisfying taste of New Orleans, make a hard turn off River Road at the 7-Eleven opposite the harbor in Belmar. Park the car on 11th Avenue and cut through the convenience store parking lot to the narrow sidewalk. As cars scream past with inches to spare, head around the corner to the faded old house with tables out front and a smallish sign: “Ragin’ Cajun Since 1992.”
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Zachary Richard: The Cajun Experience | NPR Music
Cajun singer-songwriter Zachary Richard has just released his first English-language album in 15 years, titled Last Kiss.
Born and bred in Louisiana, and best known for his French-language songwriting, Richard is Cajun through and through. After receiving a record deal with Elektra at 21, Richard purchased a Cajun accordion and never looked back. Since the early 1970s, he's been a key player in revitalizing his culture's traditional music, while flavoring his style with rock and New Orleans blues.
LISTEN to WXPN interview via npr.org
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Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival / New Orleans
Third Annual La. Cajun-Zydeco Festival
Many of the best artists in southwest Louisiana dance music will perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, taking place June 13-14 at the historic French Market.
Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The French Market (click link for map). Music stages are at Barracks and Dumaine streets.
Admission is Free
Rosie Ledet, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Terrance Simien, Steve Riley, Amanda Shaw, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, the Pine Leaf Boys, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and many more will perform at the third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival. See the event web site for the complete performance schedule.
The Cajun-Zydeco Festival joins the French Market's Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival to form A New Orleans Vieux To Do - three free festivals in one. Dozens of farmers and fishers will be on hand with fresh Louisiana produce and seafood. And chefs from New Orleans' best restaurants will demonstrate how to use Creole tomatoes and fresh local seafood in delicious recipes. Prepared foods will be available from top local eateries. Come hungry!
ALSO: Zachary Richard and his band will perform Saturday, June 13, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., as part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Down By the Riverside concert series. This free event takes place at the Capital One Pavilion in Woldenberg Riverfont Park in the French Quarter. Piranah Swing (formerly VaVaVoom) will open the show.
Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes (pictured) will be among the headline performers at the third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, June 13-14 at the French Market. The Cajun-Zydeco Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, is a part of A New Orleans Vieux To Do, which also includes the Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival. The Creole Tomato Festival is presented by the French Market. The Louisiana Seafood Festival is presented by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board. (Photo by Eric Simon)
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Doucet, BeauSoleil take home Grammy
Local music veterans BeauSoleil and Michael Doucet had something to be proud of Sunday afternoon at the 51st Grammy Awards. One of several Lafayette award nominees, the group will add another Grammy to its shelves as it won Best Cajun or Zydeco Music Album for Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. This newly formed category - only two years old - was won last year by local musician Terrance Simien. READ STORY
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Louisiana bands nominated for Grammys
It is the second year with a best zydeco or Cajun music album category and the Recording Academy acknowledged five artists from Louisiana: Cedric Watson, Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys, the Pine Leaf Boys, BeauSoleil and Michael Doucet! The idea of the category is to get more people listening to Cajun and zydeco nationally. READ STORY
Read the history of the Zydeco/Cajun grammy www.terrancesimien.com/grammyeffort.html
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A History of Creole and Cajun Food in Louisiana
The state of Louisiana is widely known for its rich history, musical traditions, good food and fun spirit. Its largest city, New Orleans, is considered one of the best cities for food in the world. Many famous cooks began their careers in restaurants that offer the rich traditions of Cajun and Creole cooking. Before we tell about the food and music of Louisiana, Bob Doughty explains more about Creole and Cajun traditions. READ MORE
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