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The Grammy Award-winning Terrance Simien, a pivotal artist in Zydeco music history, will take the stage with his Zydeco Experience band Saturday, Aug. 22, as part of L.L. Bean’s free Summer Concert Series 2009. By incorporating diverse music styles, Simien creates what his Web site describes as "a hypnotic blend of Zydeco-roots, New Orleans funk-reggae flavored, Afro-Caribbean world music that will force you out of your seat and onto the dance floor." At age 20, Simien, an eighth generation Louisiana Creole, performed with Fats Domino and Sarah Vaughn at the Bern Jazz Festival. Over the past 25 years, he has played in the studio and on stage with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Los Lobos, Keith Richards, Art Neville, Paul Simon and the Dave Matthews Band. He has performed in more than 40 countries. In 2006, Carnegie Hall sent Simien and his Zydeco Experience Africa to present “Creole for Kidz & The History of Zydeco.” The 7:30 p.m. outdoor concert will be held in Discovery Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
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