Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience wins first Cajun/Zydeco Grammy |16 February 2008
According to a communiqué from the U.S. Embassy in Mauritius, Terrance Simien claimed the
The Zydeco/Cajun Grammy is one of 100 Grammys awarded during the 50th ceremony of the Grammy Awards.
The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) -- or "Grammys" -- are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States of America for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammy Awards are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. The Grammys are considered the highest music honor, the U.S. record industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for motion pictures.
Terrance and the Zydeco Experience toured Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Seychelles in August 2007 through the U.S. Embassy in Port Louis in partnership with the Mauritian Ministry of Arts and Culture, the Rodriguan Commission for the Arts, the Seychellois Ministry of Community Development, Youth, Sports & Culture, and Air Mauritius. The public concerts and educational workshops organized at all three venues were warmly received by the public and students.
Terrance, a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, and the president and lead singer of the group, and his Zydeco Experience ensemble are celebrating 26 years of recording and touring over 40 countries.