Acadiana may be the last place in the United States where traditional, indegenous music exists and therefore every opportunity should be afforded to preserve it's history and celebrate modern day musicians. The "homogenization" of music throughout the United States has resulted in the closing of thousands of venues where local traditional music once thrived.
Today, in Acadiana, Zydeco music has seen many venues close, limiting the number of opportunities to perform to live audiences and increasing competition in what few bands remain. Cajun and Zydeco musicians are forced to tour outside of Louisiana to maintain band recognition and sustain a living wage thus reducing exposure to local audiences. Many rural areas have few or no public venues for cajun and Creole/Zydeco music, thus there is no access to the public to continue tradition or economic support for musicians. It is vital to our musical heritage and tradition to create new venues and opportunites for Acadiana musicians.
Join us the second Sunday of every month as Project Director and host of Lacotoure Lagiappe guides us through this
informative series.
