Marcella Simen & Her Lovers

Creole families to settle in St. Landry Parish, Marcella René Simien planted the seeds of her South Louisiana heritage deep into the bluffs of Memphis, TN—no small victory for a young woman just now rounding out her mid-20’s. Simien is a natural in the truest sense.

Daughter of two-time GRAMMY™ award-winning Zydeco luminary Terrance Simien, she was practically born onstage and grew up thoroughly immersed in sound and performance. Taj Mahal might sing her happy birthday (as he did for her 17th ), or Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo might drop by the house for some gumbo.