Creole For Kids & The Zydeco Experience

Created over 20 years ago in 2000, Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco is an innovative and high-quality multicultural performing arts program that has reached over 500,000 K-12 and college students, parents, and educators at hundreds of schools, art centers, and festivals around the globe! It has helped inform and engage students, youth, and family audiences in Australia, Mali, Paraguay, Seychelles, Dominican Republic, Russia, Ukraine, and all over the United States and Canada. Simien entertains and helps raise the cultural IQ of his youth, student, and family audiences. He has led the charge to educate student audiences at residencies all over the country about Creole culture and zydeco and to inspire students everywhere to gain a greater appreciation for and become more knowledgeable about Black Roots Music.