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Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival

Season 4 Episode 1 | 28m 59s

Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival

Rob Hinton’s visit to the 2nd Annual Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival in Plaisance. This report includes: an interview with Nick Spitzer of the Louisiana Folklife Program on the origins of zydeco music; an interview with Vera Hunt, the festival chairwoman, on the meaning of the word “zydeco”; a speech by Clifton Chenier; an interview with Luke Collins, a zydeco disc jockey.

01/20/2021

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Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival

Season 4 Episode 1 | 28m 59s

Rob Hinton’s visit to the 2nd Annual Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival in Plaisance. This report includes: an interview with Nick Spitzer of the Louisiana Folklife Program on the origins of zydeco music; an interview with Vera Hunt, the festival chairwoman, on the meaning of the word “zydeco”; a speech by Clifton Chenier; an interview with Luke Collins, a zydeco disc jockey.

01/20/2021

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