BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience BEGIN:VEVENT UID:145212022-08-04 DTSTART:20220804T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220804T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville DE 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo:38.465 810,-75.112030 GEO:38.465810;-75.112030 SUMMARY:Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:For 40 years\, since 1981\, two-time Grammy award-winning artis t\nTerrance Simien\, has been shattering the myths about what his Zydeco\n roots music is — and is not. Leading his five-piece\, highly skilled\nan d well-traveled\, Zydeco Experience band\, Simien has become one of\nthe m ost respected and accomplished artists in American roots music\ntoday. He and his bandmates have performed over 8\,500 concerts\, toured\nmillions o f miles to over 45 countries during their eventful career.\n2021 found Sim ien once again advocated for his music community by\nleading the effort to establish the first-ever Louisiana state song to\nbe written by an Africa n American composer/artist: the late\, great\nAllen Toussaint whose “Sou thern Nights” was one of Glen\nCampbell’s biggest hits. Simien and his manager/partner\, Cynthia\nworked hard to have zydeco represented with a small\, but mighty\nexhibit at the National Museum of African American Mus ic\, a $60\nmillion state of the art facility in downtown Nashville direct ly\nacross the street from the famed Ryman Auditorium. 2019 marked\nTerran ce’s 34th consecutive performance at the New Orleans Jazz &\nHeritage Fe stival\; the gold standard for showcasing and celebrating\nLouisiana music alongside popular music of all genres. In 2021\, Simien\nwas also the rec ipient of a prestigious $10\,000 unrestricted grant for\nhis work to preve nt the erasure of his music and culture. In 2014\,\nSimien and his bandmat es garnered their second Grammy award for\n“Dockside Sessions” produce d by George Receli\, Bob Dylan’s\nlong-time drummer. In 2012\, Simien & his bandmates are seen performing\ntheir original song “Dance Everyday ” in the Warner Brothers\nfeature film “The Lucky One.” 2009 was ano ther really big year for\nzydeco music\; it marked the release of Disney ’s “The Princess &\nThe Frog\,” set in the city of New Orleans that featured their first\nblack princess. Simien collaborated with Randy Newma n on “Gonna Take\nYou There\,” a zydeco flavored song inspired by Simi en’s music. The\nfilm made history as it was the first time Disney featu red zydeco\nmusic in one of their classic animated films. To really seal t he deal\,\nchildren and their parents all over the world heard to word zyd eco\nspoken in the film! This introduced millions of families around the\n globe to this American roots music genre born in Louisiana. However\,\nit was 2008 that proved to be one of the most memorable years of their\nevent ful career as they were honored with their first Grammy Award\,\nthe first in zydeco since Rockin Sidney Simien received his in 1985.\nThey also per formed that same day at The 50th Grammy Awards pre-Tel\nceremony. Simien w as born in 1965\, into the hippie folk and soul music\nera that has always intrigued him. He grew artistically being inspired\nby all of the music f rom that period. He was as influenced by Dylan\nand Simon and Garfunkel as he was by Sam Cooke and the Commodores. An\neighth-generation Louisiana C reole his family is documented in history\nbooks as one of the first Creol e families to settle St. Landry Parish.\nHis musical roots are firmly plan ted alongside the great zydeco\npioneers like Chenier\, Delafose\, Chavis\ , Ardoin and that other Simien\,\nRockin Sidney\, to name a few. He counts himself one of the fortunate\nfew who hail from a generation with a direc t link to these artists\,\nsome of whom mentored him as an emerging talent . He has assumed that\nsame role to a new generation of young Zydeco hotsh ots because he\nunderstands how critical mentoring is to the success of hi s indigenous\nmusic that has become synonymous with the cultural identity of\nLouisiana and an important part of the musical landscape of America.\n In 1983\, at the young age of 18\, Simien began touring professionally\nan d by 20 he was sharing the stage with Fats Domino and Sarah Vaughan\nat th e Bern Jazz Festival. His career exploded after that and Terrance\nremains a pivotal part of Zydeco music history. In the early 1980s\,\nthere were only two emerging bands reaching a younger audience with\ntheir indigenous roots music the young Terrance Simien & the Mallet\nPlayboys and The Sam Brothers Five. Being an innovator made Simien\nvital to the \"renaissance\ " of a genre that was becoming extinct with\nthe passing of each pioneer s tarting with Clifton Chenier in 1987. By\nthe end of the 1990s\, all of th e other influential pioneers had\ndeparted. This placed Terrance at the fo refront of an exciting period\nof growth and popularity for his genre. Ter rance is blessed with an\nextraordinary talent that expresses the deepest human emotions through\nthe original instrument: The Voice. He takes his a udiences on a\nmulticultural tour of the world. The many countries he’s visited on\ntour also inform his musical language. He creates a hypnotic b lend of\nNew Orleans funk-reggae-flavored-soulful-American-zydeco-roots mu sic\nthat beckons you to your feet and into the groove. He has found a\nse amless and artful way to deliver his eclectic music as a relevant\,\nevolv ing artist who is clearly rooted in Creole tradition. Well known\nfor his legendary live performances\, Simien also helped changed the\ntrajectory o f his roots genre by introducing complex vocal harmonies\,\ndiverse repert oire and carefully crafted high-quality recordings.\nSimien has shared stu dio & stage with Robert Palmer\, Stevie Wonder\,\nLos Lobos\, Taj Mahal\, Dr. John\, the Meters\, Alan Toussaint\, Paul Simon\nand Dave Matthews Ban d to name a few. He & his bandmates have been\nfeatured in TV commercials and a dozen or more films\, including the\nblockbuster “The Big Easy” which changed the game for Louisiana\nmusic in the 80s. His music has been heard on NPR syndicated radio\nshows like World Café\, American Routes\, E-town & House of Blues Radio\nHour. Rolling Stone\, Billboard\, and othe r notable music industry\npublications\, as well as major daily newspapers \, have praised his\nartistic vision. His extensive discography dates back to vinyl 45s. In\n1991\, he was signed to a major rock label with bands l ike Poison\,\nFlaming Lips\, Ween\, etc. In 2005\, they became the first z ydeco artists\never to perform in Cuba for the US State Department. In 200 6\, Carnegie\nHall presented them in Mali\, West Africa as part of their u nique\nGlobal Encounters program. Simien’s groundbreaking Creole for Kid z &\nThe History of Zydeco for student\, youth and family audiences has\nr eached nearly 500\,000 since its debut in 2000. This dynamic program\nis p resented at performing art centers\, schools and festivals. Simien\nis hel ping change the vocabulary and build generations of more\nculturally liter ate young performing arts patrons who are more\nknowledgeable about black roots music because of his program. Simien\nhas received countless awards\ , grants and recognition for his work and\nartistic contributions. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For 40 years\, since 1981\, two-time Grammy aw ard-winning artist Terrance Simien\, has been shattering the myths about w hat his Zydeco roots music is — and is not. Leading his five-piece\, hig hly skilled and well-traveled\, Zydeco Experience band\, Simien has become one of the most respected and accomplished artists in American roots musi c today. He and his bandmates have performed over 8\,500 concerts\, toured millions of miles to over 45 countries during their eventful career. 2021 found Simien once again advocated for his music community by leading the effort to establish the first-ever Louisiana state song to be written by a n African American composer/artist: the late\, great Allen Toussaint whose “Southern Nights” was one of Glen Campbell’s biggest hits. Simien a nd his manager/partner\, Cynthia worked hard to have zydeco represented wi th a small\, but mighty exhibit at the National Museum of African American Music\, a $60 million state of the art facility in downtown Nashville dir ectly across the street from the famed Ryman Auditorium. 2019 marked Terra nce’s 34th consecutive performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fe stival\; the gold standard for showcasing and celebrating Louisiana music alongside popular music of all genres. In 2021\, Simien was also the recip ient of a prestigious $10\,000 unrestricted grant for his work to prevent the erasure of his music and culture. In 2014\, Simien and his bandmates g arnered their second Grammy award for “Dockside Sessions” produced by George Receli\, Bob Dylan’s long-time drummer. In 2012\, Simien & his ba ndmates are seen performing their original song “Dance Everyday” in th e Warner Brothers feature film “The Lucky One.” 2009 was another reall y big year for zydeco music\; it marked the release of Disney’s “The P rincess & The Frog\,” set in the city of New Orleans that featured their first black princess. Simien collaborated with Randy Newman on “Gonna T ake You There\,” a zydeco flavored song inspired by Simien’s music. Th e film made history as it was the first time Disney featured zydeco music in one of their classic animated films. To really seal the deal\, children and their parents all over the world heard to word zydeco spoken in the f ilm! This introduced millions of families around the globe to this America n roots music genre born in Louisiana. However\, it was 2008 that proved t o be one of the most memorable years of their eventful career as they were honored with their first Grammy Award\, the first in zydeco since Rockin Sidney Simien received his in 1985. They also performed that same day at T he 50th Grammy Awards pre-Tel ceremony. Simien was born in 1965\, into the hippie folk and soul music era that has always intrigued him. He grew art istically being inspired by all of the music from that period. He was as i nfluenced by Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel as he was by Sam Cooke and the Commodores. An eighth-generation Louisiana Creole his family is documented in history books as one of the first Creole families to settle St. Landry Parish. His musical roots are firmly planted alongside the great zydeco p ioneers like Chenier\, Delafose\, Chavis\, Ardoin and that other Simien\, Rockin Sidney\, to name a few. He counts himself one of the fortunate few who hail from a generation with a direct link to these artists\, some of w hom mentored him as an emerging talent. He has assumed that same role to a new generation of young Zydeco hotshots because he understands how critic al mentoring is to the success of his indigenous music that has become syn onymous with the cultural identity of Louisiana and an important part of t he musical landscape of America. In 1983\, at the young age of 18\, Simien began touring professionally and by 20 he was sharing the stage with Fats Domino and Sarah Vaughan at the Bern Jazz Festival. His career exploded a fter that and Terrance remains a pivotal part of Zydeco music history. In the early 1980s\, there were only two emerging bands reaching a younger au dience with their indigenous roots music the young Terrance Simien & the M allet Playboys and The Sam Brothers Five. Being an innovator made Simien v ital to the \"renaissance\" of a genre that was becoming extinct with the passing of each pioneer starting with Clifton Chenier in 1987. By the end of the 1990s\, all of the other influential pioneers had departed. This pl aced Terrance at the forefront of an exciting period of growth and popular ity for his genre. Terrance is blessed with an extraordinary talent that e xpresses the deepest human emotions through the original instrument: The V oice. He takes his audiences on a multicultural tour of the world. The man y countries he’s visited on tour also inform his musical language. He cr eates a hypnotic blend of New Orleans funk-reggae-flavored-soulful-America n-zydeco-roots music that beckons you to your feet and into the groove. He has found a seamless and artful way to deliver his eclectic music as a re levant\, evolving artist who is clearly rooted in Creole tradition. Well k nown for his legendary live performances\, Simien also helped changed the trajectory of his roots genre by introducing complex vocal harmonies\, div erse repertoire and carefully crafted high-quality recordings. Simien has shared studio & stage with Robert Palmer\, Stevie Wonder\, Los Lobos\, Taj Mahal\, Dr. John\, the Meters\, Alan Toussaint\, Paul Simon and Dave Matt hews Band to name a few. He & his bandmates have been featured in TV comme rcials and a dozen or more films\, including the blockbuster “The Big Ea sy” which changed the game for Louisiana music in the 80s. His music has been heard on NPR syndicated radio shows like World Café\, American Rout es\, E-town & House of Blues Radio Hour. Rolling Stone\, Billboard\, and o ther notable music industry publications\, as well as major daily newspape rs\, have praised his artistic vision. His extensive discography dates bac k to vinyl 45s. In 1991\, he was signed to a major rock label with bands l ike Poison\, Flaming Lips\, Ween\, etc. In 2005\, they became the first zy deco artists ever to perform in Cuba for the US State Department. In 2006\ , Carnegie Hall presented them in Mali\, West Africa as part of their uniq ue Global Encounters program. Simien’s groundbreaking Creole for Kidz & The History of Zydeco for student\, youth and family audiences has reached nearly 500\,000 since its debut in 2000. This dynamic program is presente d at performing art centers\, schools and festivals. Simien is helping cha nge the vocabulary and build generations of more culturally literate young performing arts patrons who are more knowledgeable about black roots musi c because of his program. Simien has received countless awards\, grants an d recognition for his work and artistic contributions. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. DTSTAMP:20261028T113157Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR