Music in Louisiana

The birthplace of America's only indigenous art form – jazz – Louisiana also is home to the world's best-known Cajun and zydeco musicians, and a host of musical styles ranging from country, gospel and blues to hip hop, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll. For as many musical variations that find their place in Louisiana there equal numbers of ways to experience them. Festivals, dancehalls, jazz clubs, parades, concert centres, state-of-the-art theatres and just a casual walk down the street present every visitor with a menagerie of sound.