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Product Details/SpecificationsRecording label: Putumayo World Music EAN: 0790248016023Binding: Audio CDRelease Date: 2000-01-25Universal product code (UPC): 790248016023Number of discs: 1Product Description Zydeco is a satisfying survey of the fascinating fusion of French and African culture in Louisiana and features most of the genre's biggest stars including Clifton Chenier, Boozoo Chavis, Buckwheat Zydeco, Beau Jocque, Keith Frank, Geno Delafose, Chris Ardoin, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, Queen Ida, and Zydeco Force as well as regional favorites Rosie Ledet, The Creole Zydeco Farmers and Jude Taylor.
Amazon.com From the get-go, Putumayo Presents Zydeco is the down-and-dirtiest most-rockin' Saturday night at a sweaty bayou dance hall or juke joint a non-native can experience. Born of the Creole community in Louisiana's backwaters and moving outward to Texas and California, Zydeco bumps, grinds, and is a wang dang doodle of a big time. Youngblood Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band rip through "Co Fa" with their trademark double-kick beat, the low-end-amped-up sound making heartbreak sound like a raunchy roll in the hay. Rosie Ledet's "You're No Good for Me" is a wailer for all lovers scorned, featuring thudding bass, wiry guitar lines, and sax in a one-upmanship dance with her accordion. Beau Jocque growls, Jude Taylor trades accordion licks with his band's organist, and Queen Ida reigns supreme on "My Girl Josephine." As the Creole Farmers sing on the opening cut, "We gonna party 'til the cows come home!" --Paige La Grone
Love this CDReview Date: 2009-04-28 Rating: 10 out of 10Being new to zydeco music, before ordering, I read the reviews which all seemed favorable. I've found that this cd is like a who's who of zydeco. It is now one of my top all-time favorites and I have a large collection of all types of music- rock, classical, country, pop, jazz, but blues is my favorite and this cd is not just a listen, it's an experience!
ReviewsA Taste of Cajun!Review Date: 2008-09-28 Rating: 10 out of 10Awesome! Takes me back to New Orleans and the Bayou. I LOVE this mix. Great for a crawfish boil or Mardis Gras parties.This is the very best zydeco compilationReview Date: 2007-10-12 Rating: 10 out of 10I have a few zydeco CD's, and this one is far and away my favorite. Hardly a song in the bunch that I can't enjoy again and again.
If you are familiar with zydeco music, you can read Amazon's song list above and there's no need for me to rehash it. If you're not familiar, then no need for a song by song description either, but I'll simply describe zydeco as "happy music" (there are blues tunes in the mix) with cajun roots in the rural Louisiana swamplands. It's from the heart and has a definite rock flavor. (It is not brassy New Orleans rhythem and blues).
This collection is the cream of the crop. If you've got a rock 'n roll heart, you need to check this out. Make your first listen on good equipment with the volume turned up a little and you'll be hooked.
Whether or not you know already know zydeco, BUY THIS CD. You'll like this one and I'm very confident in the recommendation.Another Putamayo classic samplingReview Date: 2006-07-11 Rating: 8 out of 10I own a nubmer of Putamayo CDs. This is one of my favorites. It is a good intro to zydecco. I am sure there are many more great songs that are not on the album. That is never the intent of Putamayo CDs. makes me homesickReview Date: 2006-03-20 Rating: 10 out of 10Listening to this music makes me want to be down in the Quarter, stopping to eat crawfish, drink an Amber Light and soak in the soul that is N'Awlins! Being a native...this is truly the heartbeat of the Cresent City! Disc 1 Tracks: 1. Creole Farmers Stomp - Creole Zydeco Farmers2. Ço Fa - Keith Frank, The Soileau Zydeco Band3. You're No Good for Me - Rosie Ledet4. What You Gonna Do? - Beau Jocque5. I'm in Love - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas6. Burnin' Flames Special - Jude Taylor7. Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo - Boozoo Chavis8. My Girl Josephine - Queen Ida9. Calinda - Clifton Chenier10. I'm on the Wonder - Buckwheat Zydeco11. Bye Bye Mon Nèg' - Geno Delafose, French Rockin' Boogie12. Hoochie Coochie - Joe KK, Zydeco Force13. Stay in or Stay Out/Pass the Dutchie - Chris Ardoin, Double Clutchin'Publishers: Putumayo World Music
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