Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Various Artists Title: Zydeco Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Putumayo World Music Original Release Date: 1/25/2000 Release Date: 1/25/2000 Genres: Blues, International Music, Special Interest, Pop Styles: Regional Blues, Cajun & Zydeco Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 790248016023 |
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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, Kei... more »     |
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Product 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. Similarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews Al V. (Al) from HOOVER, AL Reviewed on 10/21/2010... Good solid Zydeco, but when you've heard and played with the best, it's just good, not great. A definite Contender for a neophyte's collection. Now go down to Lake Charles & Lafayette and hear the real thing. MICHELE S. (micheleshe) from CARLSBAD, CA Reviewed on 10/1/2007... This is the cd where I first heard the amazing Rosie Ledet and she is singing her best song ever "you're no good for me" Love the stompin zydeco on this cd. Makes you want to book a flight for New Orleans.
CD ReviewsXenophiles Unite! Kevin L. Nenstiel | Kearney, Nebraska | 02/13/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Putamayo is a good way to get your hands on xenophile music. This latest is a very good album to start one out on zydeco music, comme ca. Zydeco may be an acquired taste for someone who, unlike me, hasn't listened to blues, African music, or Cajun sounds, elements of all of which are in evidence on this CD. Still, if you're willing to take a stab and listen to something too few people ever hear anymore, you'll be very will rewarded." Excellent! Megan Romer | Ithaca, NY | 12/12/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Putumayo's recordings are sort of iffy for those who are really into the music that they compile.... some of them are phenomenal, some of them are disappointing. This one is fortunately one of the former. This CD plays like a who's who of Zydeco music, several tempos and song styles (waltz, two-step and blues, the main three rhythm patterns of zydeco music) are presented and all of the songs are truly classics.
If you're just getting into zydeco, this is the album for you! As I said, it's a who's who of zydeco music, so you can listen through and see which tracks you like, which will help you make informed decisions about which full-length single-band albums to buy. If you are a longstanding zydeco fan, you may well have most of these cuts on CDs you already own, so you could just make yourself a mix CD, but save yourself the trouble and pick this one up. I can't for the life of me figure out how Putumayo managed to make such a spot-on zydeco collection but only a very mediocre Cajun music collection." |
