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11-Apr-2014
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience 2014 Grammy Award -USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
 Video: Concert at Dnipropetrovsk, The Summer Theater at Gorky Park, Kiev, Ukraine, April 25, 2012.Terrance Simien (picture left) and the Zydeco Experience won Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 2014 56th Grammy Awards which took place in Los Angeles, CA. on April 6th, 2014. Other nominees in the category were: - The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band by Hot 8 Brass Band - Hula Ku'i by Kahulanui - Le Fou by Zachary Richard - Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs by Joe Tohonnie Jr. The Grammy Awards, for more than 50 years, are the only peer-presented award in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position. On June 4, 2013 Simien independently released his 9th recording, Grammy winning ‘Dockside Sessions” featuring four traditional zydeco songs (sung in French), a contemporary French tune, three Bob Dylan covers, and a song each originally by the Grateful Dead and Toots & the Maytals. Terrance Siimiien, 8th generation Louisiana Creole has become one of the most respected and accomplished artists in American roots music today. He and his band mates have performed over 7,000 concerts, toured millions of miles to over 45 countries during their eventful career. A more detailed article about Terrance Simien will be published in the 1st May Accordion USA News. |