Terrance Simien Expands the Music of the Creoles

Press TelegramJune 24, 2008

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Creole musician Terrance Simien recalls when he first heard Zydeco music as a boy in Louisiana:

Those who prefer the vision of America as a melting pot rather than a nation of warring races, sexes and political parties might want to take a trail ride in rural southern Louisiana.

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Terrance Simien Expands the Music of the Creoles

"Outside of Louisiana, nobody knows about them," said Terrance Simien in a telephone interview last week. "It's all like private organizations that give them. It's not something that's set up for the tourists, but everyone's invited, everyone's welcome.

"Right now in the summertime, you'll have one every weekend. It will be a weekend thing, sort of like a festival. You'll have music, you'll have food, and then on Sunday,...

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