ROSEAU, Dominica —Throughout the year, Dominica’s lush and nature-rich island is an excellent place to experience the rich heritage of Creole music and culture. The island is, however, transformed ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — People from all over Louisiana came to celebrate their Creole culture at Vermilionville for the Creole Day celebration. “If you turn me upside down and shake me seasoning does not ...

When Louisiana zydeco musician Joe Hall died last year, he was in the middle of one of the busiest periods of his career. Hall and his band, Joe Hall and the Louisiana Cane Cutters, were working on ...

Decades ago, if people wanted to hear Cajun or Zydeco music, they had to go to a dancehall or a bar, or they heard it at home. It was not until Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the original and largest ...

Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) is working hard to generate significant visibility and strengthen anticipation for the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), scheduled for October 24–26, 2025, on the ...

Amid the kaleidoscope of colors of Dominicas capital Roseau, the streets pulsated with the sounds of African drums and steelpans, bamboo "boom pipes" and accordions. Impromptu parties sprung up on ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It may often be heard when talking among the inhabitants of New Orleans that someone is “Cajun” or “Creole,” but while those titles possess a rich cultural history, they also ...

Mardi Gras sounds and a party atmosphere will burst onto the stage Saturday at Theatre at the Center. Creole Stomp, a Louisiana-style band, brings its festive show to the Munster venue that evening ...