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Artist:
Various
Title:
The Essential Guide To Cajun
Tracks:
CD1 The Revival
01. D.L. Menard with Badeaux & The Louisiana Aces - The Back Door
02. The Balfa Brothers - Tit Galop Pour Mamou
03. The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire
04. Iry Lejeune - J'ai Êté Au Bal
05. Nathan Abshire & The Pine Grove Boys - Pine Grove Blues
06. Balfa Toujours - Freight Train Blues
07. Balfa Toujours - Bernadette
08. Eddie LeJeune - La Valse De Grand Chemin
09. D.L. Menard - Green Oak Tree
10. The Savoy-Doucet Band - La Valse De Vachers
11. The Savoy-Doucet Band JAi Ete-Z-Au Bal
12. Bruce Daigrepont - Acadie À La Louisiane
13. Belton Richard - Un Autre Soir DEnnui,
CD 2 - Pioneers
01. Joe Falcon - Allons A Lafayette
02. Hackberry Ramblers - Jolie Blonde
03. Harry Choates - Devil In The Bayou
04. Hackberry Ramblers - Grande Texas
05. Dennis McGee - Madame Young
06. Blind Uncle Gaspard - Sur Le Borde De L'Eau
07. Armédé Ardoin - La Valse De Amities
08. Lawrence Walker - Wandering Aces Special
09. Austin Pitre & The Evangeline Playboys - Les Flumes D'Enfer
10. Octa Clark & Hector Duhon - Bosco Stomp
11. Wade Frugé La Vielle Chanson De Mardi Gras
12. Leo Soileu The Criminal Waltz
13. Chuch Guillory & Papa Cairo - Grand Texas
14. Lost Bayou Ramblers - Pilette Breakdown
CD 3: Zydeco, Swamp Pop And The New Generation
01. Johnny Allan - Promised Land
02. Beausoleil - Reel De Dennis McGee (live)
03. Uncle Earl - Streak O Lean, Streak O Fat
04. Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Amedeé Two Step
05. Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - La Petite Anna A Magéne Meaux
06. Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys - Papa À Mon Côté
07. Clifton Chenier - Zydeco Cha Cha
08. Clifton Chenier - Bon Ton Roulet
09. Horace Trahan - Ossun Blues
10. Jo-El Sonnier - Midnight Waltz
11. David Doucet - Une Piastre Ici, Une Piastre Là-Bas
12. Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers - Baby Please Dont Go
13. Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers - Give Him Cornbread
14. Racines - Reel Predu/Fruges Reel
15. Buckwheat Zydeco - Ya Ya
Details:
The Essential Guide To Cajun showcases the music of the original Louisiana settlers. Here we present 3 discs from the 1920s Pioneers, through the 1940s Revival, when the accordion made a come-back, to Zydeco, Swamp Pop and The New Generation featuring the huge resurgence in Cajun music from the 1970s and 80s that still continues today. CD1 THE REVIVAL includes re-interpretations of some of the earliest Cajun recordings, when the accordion made a comeback in the late 40s led by Iry LeJeune, through to further revitalisation in the early 60s when the likes of D.L.Menard (the Cajun Hank Williams!) put Cajun back on the musical map of American music. CD2 PIONEERS traces the earliest Cajun recordings, sung in Cajun-French with violin and influences of folk music from black, white and Native American traditions, through to the familiar accordion sound from early 30s Louisiana, when banjos and mandolins joined the throng to create a new sound fused with jazz and western swing. CD3 ZYDECO, SWAMP POP AND THE NEW GENERATION Zydeco, of black origin, is fast paced, rhythmic and dominated by the button accordion and washboard originally created for rural dance-halls! Swamp Pop arrived in the 50s, mixing RnB, Country, Cajun and Creole, combining RocknRoll with South Louisiana traditions. This new generation of Cajun musicians with their ever evolving sound, enjoyed a new resurgence in the 70s and 80s that still continues today.
Info: Excellent value and beautifully packaged in slim-line 3CD box with informative notes on the music and artists
Label: Essential Guides
This item was added to our catalog on Monday 12 May, 2008
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