School time performances are back and we could not be happier! UPDATE: Jan. 2023. Most of our upcoming tour starting mid February and ending mid March are for student audiences. We have a five day residency of really interesting outreach activities curated by the amazing women at George Mason Univ in Manassas, VA. There are two …
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Now this is good news, y’all! We’ve had some amazing experiences with this organization that has funded (an artist grant) travel for several international events we’ve done. With this presenter grant, they have proven once again how committed they are to DEI in the performing arts. And we could not be more grateful or honored! …
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In 2018 we went back to Dare County, Manteo, NC – the Outer Banks, the OBX for another week- long residency. Dare County Arts Council, Executive Director, Chris Sawin narrates this cool sizzle reel from our week together. If you’re curious or have any questions about our Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco …
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The long, lazy days of summer have definitely arrived and Memorial Day, that holiday that marks the official start of summer, is right around the corner. Schools are out (or soon for others), high school and college commencements are well underway – oh happy day and big congrats, graduates! Remember when we were younger and that feeling of anticipation for summertime …
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We understand that some of our fine friends and folks out there in the world are not on Facebook – btw, we have great respect for that decision – so here’s the link to the GoFundMe to help us recover from these bumps in the road we’ve gone over the past few days. Van broke …
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Yep, you got it right! Terrance offers cooking demonstrations while on tour! It first became popular at a residency we did many years ago, and it continues to be a highlight of his residency work. Let’s face it the food and the music of Louisiana are inextricably intertwined, like in many cultures around the world. …
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It’s that time again, first round voting for the GRAMMY’s through November 5, 2021! Terrance had the honor of working with Keith Frank again on this project for the Best Regional Roots Album category. The Zydeco Boss has reimagined his Creole Connection album while adding two new songs and beautiful cover …
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We hope you’ll join us for this very special livestream from our final tour of 2021! This all ages family matinee performance is a make-up date from April 2020 and in addition to an in-person audience, we are also livestreaming this educational concert. It promises to be a high quality production with three camera’s on …
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Big thanks to Rick Koster, long time music journalist for this, right here via Yahoo News! Terrance Simien brings his zydeco to NL’s Waterfront Park Thursday Rick Koster, The Day, New London, Conn. Wed, August 4, 2021, 7:32 PM·1 min read In this article: Terrance Simien American singer Aug. 4—Terrance Simien and his Grammy-winning Zydeco …
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UPDATE: We did it! It passed the Senate 36-0 on Sunday, June 7th and on June 30th, Governor John Bel Edwards signed it into law. This is what the House Bill 351 looked like from start to finish! It was no small feat, but we got it done, and done. We now have the first …
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