Surf rock, disco, pop punk, hip hop — these aren't the sounds of traditional Acadian music, but they are part of the increasingly diverse rainbow of offerings coming from Acadian musicians today.

Traditionally rooted in country and bluegrass, Acadian music is no longer any one thing these days: its main thread is cultural identity, not genre. Artists including folk and disco-inspired singer-songwriter Lisa LeBlanc, hip-hop group Radio Radio, folk and pop trio Les Hay Babies and more recently mul…