Cajun Music is bound by an ancient spirit. Somewhere between interlocked fiddle lines and accordion embellishments, in the spaces of silence between the notes, between the ringing tome of the ‘tit fer, the triangle, there is a soulful space where musicians and listeners visit one another. This space and the dancers and musical instruments that move around it, holds the emotional legacy of the Cajun culture.
-Todd Mouton 
Todd Mouton is a freelance writer based in Lafayette, LA.


Zydeco music evolved in southwest Louisiana from blues forms combined with Creole, Cajun, French, African and Caribbean musical traditions. Have fun learning to dance to this high-energy music with a syncopated beat by taking a Zydeco dance class.