Marcella Simien
Jenny Max/Courtesy of the artist
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Set Checklist
- “Bloodline”
- “Time Is Wild”
- “Lelia”
Louisiana’s Cajun Nation is likely one of the most unusual areas of america. It is formally referred to as Acadiana, after the French-speaking Acadians (or Cajuns) who settled there after being exiled from Canada by the British within the 18th century.
Our month-to-month sequence, Acadiana Music Showcase, is produced by our mates at Lafayette, La., affiliate station KRVS, and it explores this vibrant cultural melting pot by means of music.
On this installment, we’re placing the highlight on Marcella Simien. If her surname rings a bell, it is as a result of she virtually grew up on stage together with her dad, Grammy Award-winning Zydeco grasp Terrance Simien.
A ninth-generation Louisiana Creole, Marcella’s music takes the swamp roots of her upbringing and mixes it with some candy Memphis soul. Now a Memphian herself, she’s shared the stage with Taj Mahal and Trombone Shorty. At the moment, we’ll hear songs from her newest album, To Bend to the Will of a Dream That is Being Fulfilled.
Manufacturing Credit:
- Audio Engineer: Tony Daigle
- Artist Coordinator: Cathryn Hanks
- Media Coordinator and replica author: KRVS Common Supervisor Cheryl Devall
- Sequence co-producers: Assistant Common Supervisor Megan Constantin and volunteers Sami Parbhoo and Glenn Fields
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
