February 27, 2004

If you don't know what zydeco is, shame on you. If you know but don't know who Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas are, shame again. I was lucky enough to see them play for free while covering an assignment and finished quickly enough to actually sit down and enjoy a few songs. If you haven't heard any zydeco, you should try it (link is for iTunes Music Store preview). You might find you like it.

Photos by DANIEL MILLER
Nathan Williams, Sr., frontman for Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, steps up to the microphone as he provides ryhthm on the accordion during a performance at Gumbos restaurant in International Park.

Mark Williams jams on the scrub board, the signature sound of zydeco music, while playing a set at Gumbo's restaurant with Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas.