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Recently I started working to raise awareness for the AlphaGraphics Fight Hunger campaign, where they are reaching out to everyone in an effort to get food donations which will go to food pantries. As a self-employed designer and primary earner in my family I can tell you times are getting harder but I am doing better than most which got me wondering about others who are less fortunate than myself.
I have always felt it was a good cause to support food pantries and when I saw the opportunity to help AlphaGraphics with this campaign I knew I had to really dive in and do my part. In addition to raising awareness of the campaign I also took a hard look at the folks who need this help the most, homeless Americans. I was shocked and horrified at what I learned... SELECT THE READ MORE BUTTON BELOW FOR FULL STORY
ZydecoOnline Presents: The Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love-LIVE!
Posted by ZLady on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 (03:04:17) (606 reads)
ZydecoOnline presents: The Zydeco Workout featuring Lola Love-LIVE! Pioneering Online Zydeco & Southern Soul Webcast becomes part of the KZSU 90.1 FM program
Official Zydeco Workout feat. Lola Love Logo!
Stay connected for upcoming Zydeco Lady Apparel.
The Zydeco Workout is bringing in the Summer Heat with a A Brand New Time!
A Brand New Look!!
A Brand New Attitude!!!
but still the same
Hot Zydeco Music and that Smooth Southern Soul Sound!
Listen to the Zydeco Workout every Friday
from
12:00pm - 3:00pm (Pacific Standard Time)
online at http://kzsu.stanford.edu (KZSU-1)
or live at
90.1 FM (The San Francisco Bay Area)
and catch our monthly webcast online at www.ZydecoOnline.com
The Zydeco and Southern Soul Nation Spoke and KZSU listened!!!
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Koko Taylor (Cora Walton)
Queen of the Blues
September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009
The Zydeco, Southern Soul and Blues Nation lost a great one last week when blues pioneer and legend Koko Taylor died at age 80 on June 3, 2009, after complications from surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding on May 19, 2009.
WAKE/VISITATION AND FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR KOKO TAYLOR
Wake/Visitation (Lie in State)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rainbow Push Coalition National Headquarters
930 East 50th Street (at Drexel)
Chicago, IL 60615
Funeral Services
Friday, June 12, 2009
6:00 pm
(4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Visitation)
Rainbow Push Coalition National Headquarters
930 East 50th Street (at Drexel)
Chicago, IL 60615
In 1965, Taylor was signed by Chess Records,
for which her single "Wang Dang Doodle"
(written by Dixon, and a hit for Howlin' Wolf
five years earlier), featuring guitarist Little Walter,
became a major hit, reaching number four on the
R&B charts in 1966, and selling a million copies.
Media Credit: Jessica Scott Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble perform
on stage during the 18th annual Night of Louisiana
on Saturday at Finch Fieldhouse
Curley Taylor is a man who has had Louisiana music flowing through his veins since he was born.
"It's always been my passion," Taylor said. "Anyone who knows me knows will tell you 'he's always singing, he never shuts up' or I'm always just making a little beat to myself."
As the lead vocalist and accordion player for the band "Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble" - who played the Night of Louisiana show at Finch Fieldhouse on Saturday night - Curley grew up around music and got his start touring with his father's band, "Jude Taylor and the Burning Flames."
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Floyd Boudreaux, an internationally known breeder of pit bulls,
and his son, Guy Boudreaux, each faced 48 counts of dogfighting.
The two were arrested in 2005 after Louisiana State Police
executed a search warrant at Floyd’s home. Both men were
acquitted after the judge said the prosecutor failed to
provide enough evidence against them.
During Boudreaux's long-delayed trial on dogfighting charges, Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Dickinson testified that the search warrant used to raid Boudreaux's property, and seize and kill his dogs, was based on what he saw as he flew over Boudreaux's property.
Dickinson testified that he saw treadmills and a "dogfighting pit" on the Boudreaux property from his perch high above, in a helicopter supplied by U. S. Customs, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
HSUS led the charge against 70 year old Floyd Boudreaux.
Remembering Big Daddy
Posted by ZLady on Monday, June 22, 2009 (01:54:35) (23 reads)
Remembering Big Daddy
One of the most prolific guitarist
in The Zydeco, Southern Soul and Blues Nation
tragically dies in a car accident on June 22, 2006
June 21, 2009
originally printed June 2006
by Marc Stone / Offbeat Magazine
Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite
April 15, 1937 - June 22, 2006
You couldn't park on the same block as the Notre Dame Catholic Church that bright Wednesday morning. Summer had settled onto St. Martinville, but the Louisiana heat didnt stop people coming from far and wide to say goodbye. Small waves of mourners and well-wishers continued to file into the already packed church during the service. In the aisle stood a large coffin containing a big man in a powder blue suit with a long coat and matching hat; a giant of a bluesman, an eternal child, a Louisiana country boy. The same man who's picture was on the front page of the Times of Acadiana that day. Prayers and praise were uttered, songs were sung, and tears trailed down some of the faces. Harry Hypolite had gone home.
Ill never forget the day I met Harry. How could I? It was my first day on the road as a professional musician. I had boarded a plane from New Orleans on less than 24 hours notice to go on tour for a month with a bunch of guys Id never met. The gig was with C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band some people called them the best zydeco band in the world. They met me in the lobby of the shoe box airport in Winston-Salem. I was the only person deplaning the eight-seater with two guitars, so C.J. figured I was his guy. He pointed a gunslinger finger at me and said You must be Marcus! I'm C.J., and this here's Gumbo, Humpy and Red, and out in the van we got Big Daddy.
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June 27th and 28th, 2009 at the downtown Long Beach Rainbow Lagoon
"This is the one summer festival you will not want to miss. For 23 years the Long Beach Bayou festival has offered the best in family oriented entertainment. Each year we bring together a mix of authentic Louisiana music (Blues, Cajun and Zydeco), creole food and arts & craft vendors to downtown Long Beach for a weekend of music, dancing and fun."
This year's line up promises to make this festival, one of the best music festivals in California. So, if you're in the Long Beach area make sure to attend this event. You'll enjoy authentic creole cuisine, awesome music and that great California weather.
This festival will feature local and out of state, Louisiana acts; such as Lil Wayne Singleton and Same Ol' 2 Step, and Nathan Williams Sr., and The Zydeco Cha Chas. The musical genres will include: Zydeco, Blues, and Cajun performers.
Don't miss a great opportunity to indulge in Creole festivities without leaving California. Also, by attending this festival you'll be helping support child care services for low income families in the Long Beach, San Pedro and surrounding communities. So, bring the entire family and enjoy the Long Beach Bayou & Mardi gras Festival.
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Rosie Ledet, BeauSoleil, Sunpie Barnes and more set to perform at third annual
Posted by rsias on Thursday, June 11, 2009 (02:00:00) (25 reads)
Rosie Ledet, BeauSoleil, Sunpie Barnes
and more set to perform at
third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival
June 11, 2009
by The Times-Picayune
Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots will play
at the third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco
Festival, taking place June 13-14 at
the historic French Market in New Orleans Louisiana.
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.
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.
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Michael Vick (left) was quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons before his 2007 arrest
and subsequent 23-month prison sentence for dogfighting.
Vick was released from prison on May 20, 2009.
Floyd Boudreaux (right), founder of the Boudreaux pitt bull bloodline,
and his son, Guy Boudreaux each faced 48 counts of dogfighting
stemming from their March 2005 arrest. Both men were acquitted
due to lack of evidence in 2008.
The Humane Society, PETA, state and federal prosecutors,
and the public reacted to both cases very differently.
On March 25, 2005 this headline item appeared on the website of the Humane Society of the United States, "Dogfighting Kingpin Toppled in Louisiana Raid." The kingpin was 70-year-old Floyd Boudreaux. He was slapped with 48 counts in state court of dogfighting and animal cruelty. For decades, Boudreaux was the high profile, patriarch of the dirty business. He bragged and boasted of his dog fighter breeding skills, and was even featured on the cover of magazines. Boudreaux made a fortune in the sport, bred and trained dogs and influenced a generation or more of dogfight trainers and breeders. Other than a local paper, and the Humane Society website, Boudreaux's arrest and case quickly disappeared.
On July 18, 2007 this headline screamed from every paper in the country: "Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael Vick indicated on dogfighting charges."
Trooper Fights Paramedics With Patient Still In Ambulance (VIDEO)
Posted by ZLady on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 (17:00:00) (44 reads)
Trooper Fights Paramedics With Patient Still In Ambulance
Bizarre Incident Captured on Video
Originally published on May 28, 2009
By Manny Gamallo
Tulsa World Newspaper
A scuffle between Police officers and
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
occurred when the EMTs failed to have
the siren on in the ambulance while
transporting a patient the the
hospital.
PADEN — The investigation of a weekend scuffle between state troopers and paramedics who were taking a woman to the hospital has been turned over to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's Internal Affairs Unit and a county prosecutor.
No troopers have been suspended or put on paid leave, OHP Capt. Chris West said.
West would provide no other details of the Sunday incident, nor would he release the troopers' names or their reports, citing the administrative investigation.
The case is being investigated by an Okfuskee County prosecutor in Okemah, West said.
Assistant District Attorney Maxey Reilly said she just received the report Tuesday and hasn't had time to determine what charges, if any, should be filed. She said she hopes to do so by next week.
The Creek Nation, which operates the ambulance service involved, released detailed reports filed by the two paramedics. SELECT THE READ MORE BUTTON BELOW FOR FULL STORY AND VIDEO
Erin Brandt’s Dance Classes in San Mateo start again April 8, plus NEW CD dances every month. In addition to Zydeco, Erin is now doing Salsa classes and CD parties (more info on that at the end of this note, if you are interested).
All classes and CD dances are at Highlands Recreation Center, 1851 Lexington Ave, San Mateo. Registration for the classes is through Highlands Rec 650-341-4251. Each 4-week session is $60 ($55 for residents of Highlands Rec district). Singles or couples welcome; no partner needed.
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Canray Fontenot Wins Nations Highest Honor In Folk Music Tradition
Posted by rsias on Monday, June 01, 2009 (17:00:00) (44 reads)
Canray Fontenot Wins Nations Highest Honor In Folk Music Tradition
originally published June 1986
Submitted by the National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov
Canray Fontenot
(October 16, 1922 - July 29, 1995)
African-American Creole Fiddler
Welsh, Louisiana Photo by Alan Govenar
Canray Fontenot was born October 16, 1918, in l'Anse des Rougeaux, Louisiana. His family was originally from the Duralde area, where his father worked as a sharecropper and cane cutter. Both his father and uncle were button accordion players, but it was his first cousin, Douglas Belair, who was his biggest musical influence. Belair was a fiddler, and Canray, when he was about nine years old, decided to make his first fiddle with the help of one of his friends. "So, we took some cigar boxes," he said. "In those days, cigar boxes were made of wood. So, we worked at it and finally made ourselves a fiddle. For our strings, we had no real strings ... we took strands off the screen door. We made fiddles out of that stuff, and then we started practicing."
Occasionally, Fontenot visited a neighbor "to see how he tuned his fiddle. He would sound a string, and then I would try mine, but I couldn't go as high as his fiddle; every time I tried to match his pitch, I'd break a string.... But then when he would break a string, I would take the longest end. Then my fiddle sounded pretty good. And that's how I learned. It's just a matter of having music on your mind."
Opelousas Spice and Music Festival presents fiddle jam with Hadley Castille and
Posted by rsias on Thursday, May 28, 2009 (14:42:17) (34 reads)
Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
presents fiddle jam with
Hadley Castille and Friends
May 27, 2009
by THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Hadley Castille and the Sharecropper's Band released
a new recording of Hadley Castille best known songs
on the CD entitled Refait. www.hadleyjcastille.com
Join international acclaimed fiddler Hadley Castille and a special line-up of friends on Saturday, June 6, for a Fiddle Jam in Opelousas.
Born and raised in Pecaniere, a community near Opelousas, Louisiana, Castille began singing and playing fiddles when he was 11-years old. For over 60 years, Castille has dazzled audiences worldwide with his Cajun melodies.
WHAT: Fiddle Jam with Hadley Castille and Friends
WHEN: Saturday, June 6, 2009
WHERE: Old City Market (St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square)
Time: 2 p.m.
Hadley J. Castille and the Sharecroppers
with his grand-daughter Sarah Jayde Williams.
Song: Beau Geste
Mother Wright, 'angel to the hungry,' dies at 87
Posted by rsias on Thursday, May 28, 2009 (14:18:14) (46 reads)
Mother Wright, 'angel to the hungry,' dies at 87
May 8, 2009
By Angela Hill
courtesy of the Oakland Tribune
Mary Ann Wright
"Mother Wright"
Angel to the Hungry
July 11, 1921 - May 7, 2009
A mother's love isn't always confined to her children.
To be sure, Mary Ann Wright — fondly known throughout the community as Mother Wright — had an abundance of love for her own large family.
But her mothering was expansive, reaching far beyond blood lines to thousands of hungry and needy people during the past three decades. She distributed huge quantities of food, clothing and toys each holiday season from a West Oakland warehouse and helped those in need nearly every day of the week.
"People got to eat more than twice a year."
Wright, who had been struggling with heart trouble for several years, died Thursday (May 7, 2009) in Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, one of her daughters said Friday. Wright was 87.
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Mary Ann Wright
"Mother Wright"
Angel to the Hungry
July 11, 1921 - May 7, 2009
OAKLAND — Mayor Ron Dellums, former Mayor Jerry Brown and several hundred mourners joined one another this evening to pay respects to Mary Ann Wright, a good Samaritan known to many as "Mother Wright."
The 87-year-old passed away May 7, 2009 after decades of service to the hungry and homeless in Oakland.
"India had Mother Teresa," he said. "We had Mother Wright."
"She reached the sunset of her life," said Mayor Ron Dellums, who was joined by numerous dignitaries and hundreds of mourners at the Oakland Marriott City Center for a memorial service. "She traveled this road in an incredible way.
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Mudbugs and music are festival must-haves
Posted by ZLady on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 (16:00:00) (69 reads)
Mudbugs and music are festival must-haves
Donecia Pea
The Shreveport Times
May 22, 2009 2009 Shreveport Mudbug Festival
The name Rockin' Dopsie is synonymous with zydeco music, but it wasn't until Dopsie Jr. was a teenager that he knew he would follow in the footsteps of his legendary father.
"When I graduated high school, my dad gave me a washboard and said, 'If you want to play with me, here's what you need.' And the money was really good, so I decided that's how I wanted to launch my career, playing behind my father," Dopsie Jr. said in a phone interview.
Even 16 years after Dopsie's death, his son and other artists have continued to keep the Louisiana-bred genre alive, bringing joy to fans all over the world.
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"Queen" Ida Guillory announced as 2009 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipien
Posted by ZLady on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 (15:00:00) (44 reads)
"Queen" Ida Guillory announced as 2009
NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipient
Award is nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts
May 14, 2009
Longtime Creole Musician Queen" Ida Guillory
is Awarded the Highest Award a Musician
can receive in the United States.
Washington, DC – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the 2009 recipients of the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA National Heritage Fellowships. Eleven fellowships, which include a one-time award of $25,000 each, are presented to honorees from eight states and Puerto Rico. The NEA National Heritage Fellowships public programs are made possible through the support of the Darden Restaurants Foundation and its family of Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, and Seasons 52 restaurants.
The 2009 awardees were chosen for their artistic excellence and contributions to their respective artistic traditions. They represent a cross-section of ethnic cultures including Cambodian, North Indian, and West African, and promote such diverse traditional art forms as accordion-driven zydeco, willow basketry, and Yoruba sacred song and drumming.
National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chair Patrice Walker Powell said, "The NEA is proud to celebrate these artists whose lifetime of service and dedication preserve our nation's diverse cultural heritage."
Queen Ida and The Bon Temps Zydeco Band
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AND LIST OF AWARD RECIPIENTS
Cupid to perform at Classic Soul Festival
Posted by ZLady on Sunday, May 24, 2009 (17:00:00) (79 reads)
Cupid to perform at Classic Soul Festival
By MICHAEL FARRAR
Special to 2theadvocate.com
Originally published: May 22, 2009
Photo Courtesy of Elvie G Public Relations
Whether it’s at a conservative wedding or a club on a Saturday night, there is one song that is guaranteed to get the dance floor packed. That song is “Cupid Shuffle,” and although its debut was almost two years ago, this song can still be heard at parties across the nation.
Singer Bryson Bernard, also known as Cupid, had an early idea that his “Shuffle” would be such a big hit.
"I used to be a DJ at a club called the Brass Room. I taught the dance to a couple of people. It's just one of those songs that took off running. Everybody wanted to know how to teach the shuffle." Cupid said.
Not long ago, Bernard was a track athlete at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who competed in talent contests as a way to build momentum for a professional singing career.
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5 Alabama police officers fired over beating caught on camera
Posted by ZLady on Monday, May 25, 2009 (16:15:45) (76 reads)
5 Alabama Police Officers Fired Over Beating Caught on Camera
Video Discovered a Year After the Incident
May 20, 2009
(CNN) -- Five police officers brutally kicked and beat an unconscious suspect after a high-speed chase through Birmingham, Alabama, in an incident caught on camera and discovered a year later.
The five officers have been fired, Mayor Larry Langford said at a news conference Wednesday. An internal inquiry is continuing.
The dashboard-cam footage, which officials believe was shot in January 2008, was aired for reporters Wednesday. It showed the end of a 100-mile-an-hour police chase of a van driven by Anthony Warren, suspected of illegal drug activity.
Police had chased the van almost 50 miles, winding from downtown Birmingham to suburban Hoover. The video captured the van knocking down a police officer standing on a roadway, then turning up an interstate highway ramp, where it flipped over and rolled into a ditch.
Warren was ejected from the van and stopped moving. The five officers -- one black, four white -- ruthlessly beat the suspect, who is black, the video shows. See the footage below that lead to the officers' dismissal.
Houston blues fixture, 'real soulful cat’ Ashton Savoy dies
Posted by ZLady on Monday, May 25, 2009 (15:07:58) (84 reads)
Houston blues fixture, 'real soulful cat’ Ashton Savoy dies
Sunset, Louisiana born Creole blues musician Ashton Savoy dies at 80
Courtesy of Andrew Dansby
Houston Chronicle
Originally printed on May 20, 2009
Ashton Savoy (Creole Blues Musician)
Born 1928 -- Died May 15, 2009
photo courtesy of James Fraher
Ashton Savoy at the
Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club
in 1995 in Houston, Texas
Ashton Savoy was a blues player whose unique style drew from time spent in Houston, Chicago and Louisiana. A longtime fixture on the Houston blues scene, Savoy died last Friday after a prolonged period of ill health. He was 80.
Local blues performer Sonny Boy Terry, who covered Savoy’s Jangle, Jangle (Down Mexico Way), called him “a hybrid persona. He was a mixture of Jimmy Reed, Louisiana Cajun and Texas. He was a real soulful cat.”
Fallay is "HOT LIKE FIRE!"
Posted by ZLady on Monday, May 25, 2009 (13:00:00) (64 reads)
Fallay is "HOT LIKE FIRE!"
Southern Soul Artist Burning
Hot in the Zydeco and Southern Soul Nations!
May 25, 2009 Lil Fallay has been burning up the Zydeco
and Southern Soul Nations since the release
of his hot CD "Follow My Lead."
Chris Andrus aka Soul & Blues Recording Artist Lil' Fallay (pronounced Fall- Lay)has changed the landscape of soul music in South Louisiana and the Chittlin' Circuit music genre. After working as a firefighter for 17 years, he decided to pursue his love of music. He appeared on the scene in 2001 with his debut album DREAMS DO COME TRUE with the break out hit “Swing It” , selling over 6,000 copies as an Indie Artist!
Performing on the same stage with the likes of the late great Tyrone Davis, blues legends Bobby Blue Bland, Michael Cooper of Con Funk Shun, Zapp, The Manhathans and Southern Soul Headliners, Mel Waiters, Denise Lasalle and Willie Clayton increased his exposure.
Ruth Fruge' Crowned 2009 Opelousas Spice & Music Festival Queen
Posted by rsias on Saturday, May 23, 2009 (23:00:00) (61 reads)
RUTH FRUGE' OF KINDER CROWNED
2009 OPELOUSAS SPICE & MUSIC FESTIVAL QUEEN
May 23, 2009
Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
Press Release
Opelousas Spice & Music Festival 2009 Royalty.
Pictured, from left to right, are
Becky Richard, Ms. Spice & Music Festival;
Ruth Fruge', Miss Spice & Music Festival;
and C'Quoya Haughton, Teen Spice & Music Festival.
(Submitted photo)
(Opelousas, Louisiana) - Ruth Fruge', a 18-year-old Bethel Christian School Senior, was crowned the 2009 Spice & Music Festival Queen on Saturday, May 2 at Magnet Academy of Cultural Arts in Opelousas. A native of Kinder, Louisiana, Fruge' plans to attend Louisiana Honors College in the fall where she will major in sociology and afterwards, pursue a degree in law. First runner up in the Miss Division was Tanaya Yiden and second runner up was Crystal Rytter. The Congeniality Award also went to Tanaya Yiden.
The Ms. Spice & Music Festival crown went to Becky Richard of Scott with Namoi Fruge as first runner up and Claudia Carroll as second runner up. C’Quoya Haughton was crowned Teen Spice & Music Festival while Ashleigh Keller was first runner up and Megan Payne was second runner up in the division. Pageant directors were Robin Abshire and Liz Landry.
The 5th annual Opelousas Spice & Music Festival is scheduled for June 5-7 in historic downtown Opelousas. The event offers a unique three day celebration showcasing the area’s Cajun and Creole culture through food, music, and dance.
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Jerome Ford Selected as 2009 Spice & Music Festival Poster Artist
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (13:21:03) (82 reads)
Jerome Ford Selected as 2009 Spice & Music Festival Poster Artist
May 20, 2009
Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
Press Release
The official 2009 Opelousas Spice and Music Festival Poster
"The Kitchen" by Jerome Ford.
(Opelousas, LA) - Jerome Ford is the local artist who created the Opelousas Spice & Music Festival’s 2009 official poster, which was unveiled during the Friday, May 15th Music & Market event in downtown Opelousas. The festival takes place June 5-7, 2009, in historic downtown Opelousas.
For the original artwork, which is titled ‘The Kitchen,” Ford used acrylic paint, paper, slate, and birch wood. An artist as well as a Talented Visual Arts Instructor for St. Landry Parish Schools, he describes his work as cultural impressionism.
Ford, who was born and raised in New Orleans' lower ninth ward, grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs of various trades. Growing up, he and his brothers and sisters learned that creativity and a strong, work ethic could go a long way. “We built everything from go-carts and bikes, to roller coasters,” says Ford.
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5th Annual Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
Posted by rsias on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (21:09:29) (245 reads)
5th Annual Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
Will Feature Spicy Foods, Historic Tours, Rides and Red Hot Music!
2009 Festival to be held on June 5th, 6th, 7th, 2009
in Historic Downtown Opelousas, Louisiana!
May 13, 2009
submitted by Rod Sias
www.ZydecoOnline.com
Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
June 5th, 6th, 7th, 2009
Historic Downtown Opelousas
Opelousas, Louisiana
11:30am-Until
Admission: Adults-$10.00 per day/ Children $3.00 per day
Sunday-Adults $5.00/ Children-$2.00
Children 12 and under Free!
$15 FOR THE WEEKEND (ALL YOU CAN RIDE BRACELET)
RV PARKING AVAILABLE
It's the festival season in Louisiana and Texas, and for many people in the Zydeco Nation, there is no better place to experience the festival season than Southwest Louisiana and Texas.
The Opelousas Spice and Music Festival is no exception to that experience. This year's Opelousas Spice and Music Festival will be held on June 5th, 6th, 7th, 2009 in Historic Downtown Opelousas, Louisiana.
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Andre Thierry and the Art of Zydeco
Posted by rsias on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 (23:00:00) (101 reads)
Andre Thierry and the Art of Zydeco
Originally Published April 2, 2009
By Andrew Gilbert
for the Mercury News
At 18, Andre Thierry had already made a name for himself as the future of zydeco music on the West Coast.
In Michael Tisserand's invaluable 1998 social history "The Kingdom of Zydeco," Thierry appears at the end of a chapter on California's thriving Louisiana Creole community, heating up the dance floor at a San Francisco church. A decade later, the accordion master is the undisputed leader of a new generation of West Coast zydeco musicians, a player with strong Louisiana ties who has forged a distinctly Bay Area sound.
"He's matured and fulfilled his early promise and then some," says Tisserand from his home in New Orleans. "Andre play some of the best accordion you'll hear anywhere."
Thierry performs with his band Zydeco Magic at a dinner dance catered by the Poor House Bistro at the San Jose Woman's Club's Landmark Ballroom on Saturday. Featuring his brother Jason Thierry on washboard, bassist Korey Broussard, drummer Willie Jordan and guitarist John Graham, Thierry's stylistically omnivorous combo can emphasize just about any ingredient that make zydeco such a tangy, dance-inducing gumbo, from blues cadences and old Cajun tunes to Afro-Caribbean grooves and jazz improvisation.
This year's Festival International de Louisiane
will be held from April 21st to April 25th 2009
in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana.
Help keep Festival International de Louisiane
a Free Festival by purchasing a 2009 festival Pin!
Want to experience Louisiana's best kept secret? Then the 23rd Annual Festival International de Louisiane held in Lafayette, Lousiana is the festival for you. This year's Festival International will be held from April 21st to April 25th in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. Festival International is a free festival and a perfect outing for family and friends.
Festival International de Louisiane is a community-based, non-profit arts organization formed in 1986 to produce an annual visual and performing arts festival celebrating the French cultural heritage of southern Louisiana – primarily a combination of French, African, Caribbean and Hispanic influences.
Help keep Festival International de Louisiane
a Free Festival by purchasing a 2009 festival Pin!
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Zydeco Music is a unique form of musical expression that originated in rural southwest Louisiana. Locally known as "la la" music, Zydeco music was formed and forged in a time best forgotten--a time when African-Americans had to struggle in the fields from sunup to sundown as sharecroppers so that their children might reap a better life.
It was these backbreaking hard times that help to define one of the most vibrant and successful musical traditions in the world. The phrase "Zydeco sont pas sale'" means "The snapbeans are not Salty" in Creole French, and the music draws upon French, Creole, West African, Cajun, Caribbean, and R & B musical traditions. Zydeco Music is characterized by the use of the accordion, spoons, scrubboard, fiddle and triangle.
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