41st Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival
September 1st 2023
Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor Accordion USA News

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Come out for the 41st Annual Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival happening on September 1 and 2, 2023 featuring:
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
Geno Delafosse and French Rockin Boogie
Jeremy Fruge and the Zydeco Hotboys
Rusty Metoyer and Zydeco Crush
Chris Ardoin and Nu Step Zydeco and more!

Yambilee Festival Grounds
1939 W Landry Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
The 41st Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is live! Organizers are preparing, trying to satisfy the demand for Creole Culture and Zydeco Music. Festival executive director Lena Charles says that locally and nationwide, music fans are eager to return to Southwest Louisiana to experience firsthand the original “keepers of the culture, the tellers of the stories.” The festival takes place on September 2, 2023at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to that date. This year the festival pays tribute to Pioneers, the ones who help the original organization of “The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival”.
The lineup includes hit-makers such as Grammy winner Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Grammy nominees Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie and Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Cha’s, Jeremy Frugé & The Zydeco Hot Boyz, Rusty Metoyer & Zydeco Krush and Special Guest, “The Legend Chris Ardoin & NuStep Zydeco.”
The Treasures of Opelousas, a group of concerned citizens, feared that Zydeco and Creole music were dying. In response, they organized the first festival in 1982. Forty-one years later, they are still celebrating and promoting the best of creole culture, traditional food and of course, The Best of Zydeco Music.
The schedule begins with a pre-party on September 1, 2023 and ends with a day jam pack-full of Zydeco celebrations on September 2, 2023. Check out the Schedule of Events for more details. www.zydeco.org
For further information:
swlazydecofestival@yahoo.com
Lena Charles
:
lenafcharles@bellsouth.net