LAFAYETTE (AP) — Festival International de Louisiane's lineup for 2015 includes musicians from Africa, Canada, Mexico, Ukraine and, of course, Lafayette.
KLFY-TV reports this year's headliners include Anjélque Kidjo from Benin, Ukrainian folk-punk quartet DakhaBrakha, Portland's MarchFourth Marching Band, Quebec's Nomadic Massive, Lafayette's own GIVERS and Buckwheat's World featuring Buckwheat Zydeco.
This year marks a long-awaited return to Lafayette for Grammy Award-winning Kidjo, while MarchFourth Marching Band is one of the most requested bands in the festival's history.
Local Louisiana acts include Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers, Bonsoir Catin, Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band and the Lost Bayou Ramblers.
The free festival will be held April 22-April 26 at Cajun Field.