Cajun & Creole Instruments: Accordion
Bellows-driven, vibrating reed squeezebox known as the accordion was first manufactured in Germany.
Cajun & Creole Instruments: Fiddle
A bowed string instrument, the fiddle is central to the sound, culture, and history of Cajun music.
Cajun & Creole Instruments: Frottoir
The frottoir is a percussive, rhythmic instrument present in Zydeco music and to a lesser extent, in Cajun music.
Cajun & Creole Instruments: Triangle
The triangle is a simple, percussive, rhythm instrument central to Cajun music.
Lafayette Weekly
A weekly curated playlist by local musician Philippe Billeaudeaux featuring music by Lafayette, LA musicians with a weekly rundown of live music happening in and around the area…
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Summer in Lafayette is more than a season. It’s long days, cold drinks, live music drifting through the air, and time spent outdoors or somewhere cool when the heat kicks…
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