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In its varied styles, music for me has been for me the soundtrack of life. Carlos Santana has often said that, “Music is the healing force in the world.” I am grateful to all its practitioners, living and dead.

Wayne Toups and band demonstrate the power and enchantment of Cajun music and the accordion at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles in Lafayette, LA.

Two folks engage in a post dance dip over mud at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles in Lafayette, LA.

Clifton Chenier, originator of modern Zydeco music, plays his last Louisiana concert at the 1987 Zydeco Festival in Plaisance, LA. He died at the end of the year.

Creole fiddler and musical pioneer Canray Fontenot poses at his home in Welsh, LA. He died in 1995.

Nathan Williams comes from a major zydeco family in Louisiana that traces its roots directly, by influence, to Buckwheat Zydeco and Clifton Chenier. His dad is Nathan Williams Sr. His uncle is Dennis Paul Williams, guitarist extraordinaire and evocative artist to boot. His other uncle Sid Williams owns El Sido's Zydeco Club in Lafayette. His grandmother's brother was bluesman Harry Hippolyte. The photo is from a CD shoot. We are getting close to walking on water.

The Spirit of New Orleans passes St. Louis Cathedral in a jazz funeral.

Nathan Williams leads his band the Zydeco Cha Chas through a tune during a gig at El Sido's Night Club in Lafayette, LA.

Cajun fiddler Dewey Balfa and his daughter Christine talk for a moment between songs at the annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles in Lafayette, LA.

Teresa Soyombo practices with fellow class mates during Lafayette HIgh School Marching Band's Band Camp.

Lafayette High School Band director, Scotty Walker, gives his band a final pep talk before competing at the Statewide Showcase Competition in Lafayette, LA.