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Trombone Shorty performing at the Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Festival in Toledo in 2007. (David Dupont Sentinel-Tribune, FOX Toledo media partner)

Cajun bands spice up arts fest

Updated: Thursday, 09 Sep 2010, 4:30 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Sep 2010, 4:30 PM EDT

By DAVID DUPONT Sentinel Arts & Entertainment Editor

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Since the first Black Swamp Arts Festival when a Dixieland band roamed downtown, music rooted in New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou have been central to the festivities.

That's not surprising. The festival has largely featured what's called Americana music, and New Orleans has been central to the development the styles of music - zydeco, Cajun, blues, country and rock - that fall under that umbrella.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on New Orleans and the surrounding area, Louisiana has a particularly strong and diverse representation at the festival, which starts Friday and continues through Sunday in downtown Bowling Green.

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