| 1. Homme a Pitier (Man to Pity) - Mamou |
| 2. Little Love Always Make It Bettah - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers |
| 3. Zydeco Boogaloo - Cajun Brew, Michael Doucet |
| 4. H-Town Zydeco - Zydeco Travelers |
| 5. Dans la Louisiane (In Louisiana) - The Basin Brothers, Al Berard |
| 6. Gon' Be Jus' Fine - Chris Ardoin, Double Clutchin' |
| 7. Quoi Faire? (Why?) - Filé |
| 8. Hey Geno! - Geno Delafose |
| 9. Bonjour, Dimanche (Good Morning Sunday!) - Bruce Daigrepont |
| 10. Zydeco Road - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas |
Cajun & Zydeco Festival,Various Artists,Easydisc,Cajun,Cajun / Zydeco / New Orleans,Creole,Pop,Swamp Pop,World Music,Zydeco
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Zydeco
Various Artists Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003OP0X Release Date: 2000-01-25 |
Tracks:
- Creole Farmers Stomp - The Creole Zydeco Farmers
- Co Fa - Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band
- You're No Good For Me - Rosie Ledet
- What You Gonna Do? - Beau Jocque
- I'm In Love - Nathan And The Zydeco Cha Chas
- Burnin' Flames Special - Jude Taylor & His Burning Flames
- Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo - Boozoo Chavis
- My Girl Josephine - Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band
- Calinda - Clifton Chenier
- I'm On The Wonder - Buckwheat Zydeco
- Bye-Bye Mon Neg - Geno Delafose And French Rockin' Boogie
- Hoochie Coochie - Joe K K And Zydeco Force
- Stay In Or Stay Out - Pass The Dutchie - Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin'
Product Description
A hefty serving of upbeat bayou boogie. The Creole Zydeco Farmers Creole Farmers Stomp Keith Frank ço Fa Beau Jocque What You Gonna Do? Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas I'm in Love Jude Taylor & His Burning Flames Burnin' Flames Special Boozoo Chavis & the Majic Sounds Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo Queen Ida and Her Zydeco Band My Girl Josephine Clifton Chenier Calinda Buckwheat Zydeco I'm on the Wonder Geno Delafose Bye Bye Mon N'eg Joe K K and Zydeco Force Hoochie Coochie Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' Stay In or Stay Out - Pass the DutchieAmazon.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 GroneCustomer Reviews:
Another Putamayo classic sampling.......2006-07-11
makes me homesick.......2006-03-21
Excellent!.......2005-12-12
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.
good music.......2005-09-19
This is the one to buy..........2004-09-21
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The Big Easy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists Manufacturer: Fontana Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003QKO Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups
- Tipitina - Professor Longhair
- Ma 'Tit Fille - Buckwheat Zydeco
- Colinda - Zachary Richard
- Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville & The Neville Brothers
- Zydeco Gris Gris - Beausoleil
- Oh Yeh Yai - Terrance Simien & The Mallet Playboys
- Hey Hey (Indians Comin') - The Wild Tchoupitoulas
- Closer To You - Dennis Quaid
- Saviour, Pass Me Not - The Swan Silvertones
- Buck's Nouvelle Jole Blon - Buckwheat Zydeco & Ils Sont Partis Band
- Pine Grove Blues - Dewey Balfa
Amazon.com essential recording
While it didn't do for Louisiana music what the film The Harder They Come did for reggae, the soundtrack to director Jim McBride's steamy and stylized cops-and-corruption movie is a pretty good introduction to the region's extensive musical delights (even if gospel's great Swan Silvertones are from West Virginia). The late Dewey Balfa (who appears in the film's sweet porch-party scene) is to Cajun music's rural past what Terrance Simien and Zachary Richard are to its rocking present. Buckwheat Zydeco is to zydeco what Beausoleil is to Cajun: an intelligent synthesis of the old and new that you can dance to. It's a shame the St. Augustine's Marching Hundred's raw and jumping version of "Li'l Liza Jane" didn't make the cut from film to album. And it's an even bigger shame that star Dennis Quaid's awful ballad did. --Richard GehrCustomer Reviews:
Louisiana.......2006-11-06
One Of The Best.......2006-05-11
the best single disc intro to the music of new orleans.......2005-08-12
that being said, this is a great compilation for beginners. the music of new orleans is an acquired taste that you may never get used to. no matter how much japanese people likes toro, the fatty belly section of tuna, if you don't like sushi, then you will never know. once you get a hang of sushi, you will get to love toro. once you start to liking the new orleans music, you will never get enough.
although new orleans is heavily influenced by the french, but they don't have this type of music over in france, so we can almost say that this is one of the most under recognized original american music. few people knows any new orleans songs outside of tell it like it is and iko iko, and frankly speaking tell it like it is really doesn't sound new orleans to me. it is about as new orleans as toto's africa is to africa. if nothing else, getting this disc to hear the music from the big easy is both fun and educational .
one single disc cannot do new orleans justice, so there is a 4 disc boxset: doctors, professors, kings & queens - the big ol' box of new orleans, also available here at amazon. that set, as comprehensive as it is, does not sound as good as this disc in terms of fidelity. there are only four songs from this cd that appeared on the boxset, but none of them are the same version as the ones appeared in the other title. if you get both you won't feel cheated.
Fabulous!.......2005-07-08
Forgettable Movie, Unforgettable Sound Track.......2005-05-17
In the mid-80s, I began to develop an interest in "New Orleans" music, and the many varied styles it encompassed including traditional "Dixieland", brass-band and more modern Jazz, as well as second-line, blues, rock'n'roll, cajun, gospel, zydeco and funk. About that time, the Big-Easy, a midling, formulaic picture, put out its sound track, and I was hooked. A sampler of the various styles, with the infectious, polyrhythmic beat so characterisctic of the The Big Easy.
There is so much they could have put on the album, and a one or two that could have been omitted. But since then, I have developed a life-long love of all the various music that represents NOLA.
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Zydeco's Greatest Hits
Various Artists Manufacturer: Easydisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003OB9 Release Date: 1996-09-17 |
Tracks:
- Buckwheat Zydeco Ya Ya
- Give Him Cornbread
- Your Mama Don't Know
- French Rockin' Boogie
- My Toot Toot
- Hot Tamale Baby
- Turning Point
- Uncle Bud
- Broken Hearted
- Follow Me Chicken
Customer Reviews:
Good But Not Great.......2007-05-22
Zydeco's Greatest Hits does contain some good, standard cuts like Buckwheat Zydeco's "Ya Ya," and another cut of theirs,"Turning Point," which is great. I also like BooZoo Chavis' "Uncle Bud." For the most part, though, the Putamayo disk will keep you hopping.
You may also enjoy Putamayo's LOUISIANA GUMBO which contains a variety of cajun, southern rock, and zydeco.
Good for a new Zydeco Fan.......2007-03-09
GREAT Cajun music!.......2006-08-03
Very good...........2005-12-16
1 Ya Ya - Buckwheat Zydeco
2 Give Him Cornbread - Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
3 Your Mama Don't Know - Nathan And The Zydeco Cha Chas
4 French Rockin' Boogie - Geno Delafose
5 My Toot Toot - Rockin' Sidney
6 Hot Tamale Baby - Clifton Chenier
7 Turning Point - Buckwheat Zydeco
8 Uncle Bud - Boozoo Chavis & the Magic Sounds
9 Broken Hearted - Zydeco Force
10 Follow Me Chicken - Nathan And The Zydeco Cha Chas
Now that you can see who plays what, any zydeco fan should be able to comfortably identify all of these artists, and see that, while the songs are not NECESSARILY zydeco "hits", the artists are all zydeco stars. Other than the sad exclusion of Keith Frank, this is a pretty excellent album for its price.
Unbeatable for the price........2001-06-07
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The Very Best of the Meters
The Meters Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000033YT Release Date: 1997-06-10 |
Tracks:
- Cissy Strut
- Live Wire
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Look-Ka Py Py
- Pungee
- Tippi-Toes
- Soul Island
- Cabbage Alley
- People Say
- Hey Pocky A-Way
- Just Kissed My Baby
- Jungle Man
- Out In The Country
- Fire On The Bayou
- They All Ask'd For You
- Trick Bag
Customer Reviews:
Less Than the Best of the Meters CD.......2006-07-13
The group 'went solo' by developing their own material (with Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn nominally producing), signed with Josie in '68, and before long made their hometown hip again by leading the evolution from soul to funk and producing an impressive body of work during the next decade(and continuing to back up many artists including Dr. John and Labelle), gaining a large and loyal cult of fans (including many other important musicians, such as The Rolling Stones and Richard Hell).
The Meters' career can rather too neatly be divided into two periods: first their work for the Josie label (1968 - 71), followed by the Reprise era (1972 - 77). In recent years all eight of their studio albums - plus two very good collections of non-album singles and rarities - have been (re)issued by Sundazed, with superior sound and original graphics as well as bonus material. "The Best Of The Meters" may seem like a sensible first purchase for those who don't have any of the albums, or want a primer, but it just doesn't cut it. Rhino, for some no doubt non-aesthetic reason, only includes six measly gems from the great Josie period, with the remaining ten taken from the later Reprise albums. Even the selection of Reprise material is unreliable - from 1972's "Cabbage Alley" they've excerpted the decent but unremarkable "Soul Island" and the title track (a good rearrangement of an old Professor Longhair hit). These are not that album's best tracks - why not the Sly-meets-'70s Miles classic "Gettin' Funkier All The Time," or the seamless funk/hard rock Leo Nocentelli songs "You've Got To Change" and the wild, fascinating, almost psych-dub of "Stay Away"? For instumentals, "Smiling" and "Flower Song" are both more interesting than the almost bland (I said almost) "Soul Island." And the tracks from the later Reprise albums that close this set are even less representive of what this group could do - the telepathic interplay, constantly inventive rhythmic variations of drummer Ziggy Modeliste, and the virtuosity and drive that sweeps the lister up on his/her feet. This is simply an unsatisfying sampler.
If you're interested in those mostly classic original albums, there are three originally issued on Josie ("Zony Mash" might as well be the fourth, as it features both sides of the last four non-album singles the Meters released before the label stopped functioning late 1971). Each Josie title has much to recommend it, but for sheer inventiveness, compelling and surprising instrumental interplay, and warm, rich sound, my favorite is the second, "Look-Ka Py Py" (originally released January 1970); if you love this, you'll certainly want the other three. For Reprise titles, "Rejuvenation" (1974) is a classic: slinky, unhurried and richly textured funk and soul, with some of their best original songs and vocals. Its predecessor, "Cabbage Alley" is a fascinating and ambitious album, if slightly uneven, but by now the music is post-Hendrix/Sly Stone (and even Neil Young is an influence - there's a quite decent cover of "Birds"), but despite the inevitable observation that with the label change came vocals, an end to the 'pure' bare bones funk of their debut, the group had already started singing at Josie (Art after all had been singing for a decade prior to forming his great band), especially on the third album "Struttin'" and the later singles collected on "Zony."
So, there's my advice: explore the aformentioned pair of classics (mid-line priced) and I bet you'll want to dig deeper, but not into this superfluous compilation.
The Meters made the breaks which.............2006-01-31
classic grooves.......2005-09-08
A great place to start with the Meters.......2004-12-09
A half-and-half mix of cream and milk.......2004-08-03
Now, with that out of the way, lemme explain the three stars. It has to do with track selection. Imagine, for instance, that someone compiled Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits but left out Billie Jean and Rock With You. While the remaining tracks would be great, you'd be leaving out some of, in my opinion, the best music MJ has to offer. Not everyone will agree with that, but for me it's important that quality of the track, and not just chart placement, be considered when compiling a "best of".
In the case of the Meters, there are several absolute musts that ought to be on here. The first three Meters albums -- "The Meters", "Look-ka py py", and "Struttin'" really defined the group. Stand out tracks from those albums include, in no particular order "The Handclapping Song", "Same Old Thing", "Funky Miracle", "Here Comes The Meter Man", and "Stormy" (one of the most underrated of Meters tunes). I'd also add to that list "Stretch Your Rubber Band", which appeared only as a single. Of these, the addition of "Funky Miracle", "The Handclapping Song", and "Stormy" in place of some of the newer Meters tracks (I'd boot "Hey Pocky A-Way", "Out In The Country", and "They All Ask'd For You") would add at least a star, and maybe two (if it was sequenced right) to my rating of this CD.
As it stands, the "very best" doesn't include songs that really are the very best of what the Meters had to offer. Later tracks, especially "Just Kissed My Baby", are a fine addition to one's Meters collection, but exclusion of older, better songs in the name of variety (which is what I think they were shooting for here) is bad form. And bad form only gets three stars from me.
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The Ultimate Collection
Buckwheat Zydeco Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004UAOR Release Date: 2000-07-18 |
Tracks:
- Turning Point
- Zydeco Boogaloo
- Ya Ya
- Buck's New Jole Blon
- Take Me To The Mountain Top
- On A Night Like This
- Hot Tamale Baby
- Ma 'Tit Fille
- Hey Good Lookin'
- Buck's Hot Rod
- Pour Tout Quelque'un
- Where There's Smoke There's Fire
- Maybe I Will
- Why Does Love Gotta Be So Sad
- Make A Change
- Drivin' Old Grey
- Five Card Stud
- Secret Of Love
- Bayou Girl
- People's Choice
- Zydeco Honky Tonk
Amazon.com
Thank Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural and his group Buckwheat Zydeco for the many contemporary zydeco releases now available. It was Buckwheat's major-label breakthrough record, On a Night Like This, that brought this rural Louisiana dance music into the mainstream, at least for a time, and his zesty repertoire that won new legions of fans. His accordion prowess also liberated the instrument from its polka-band image. This excellent collection traces Buckwheat's trajectory from 1979 to 1988, peaking with his rollicking accordion-powered party poppers "Ma 'Tit Fille" and "Zydeco Honky Tonk." His roots are covered, too, with zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier's "Hot Tamale Baby" and rural-themed numbers like "I Bought a New Raccoon." There's also his collaboration with Eric Clapton--E.C. reprising the ripping solo of his "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad." But with Buckwheat, love's rarely sad. His deliciously uptempo, two-stepping blend of swamp-funk, rock, and R&B is a tonic for misery of any kind. --Ted DrozdowskiCustomer Reviews:
Great Zydeco.......2007-05-07
This Is It.......2003-07-21
I've seen Buckwheat live twice-once in New Orleans and once in Lafayette-and the atmosphere is classic Cajun with a great mix of Zydeco.
Buckwheat is the undisputed King of Zydeco hands down and I know you'll enjoy this compilation if you have any love of Louisiana music.
Buckwheat Zydeco.......2003-03-18
excellant!.......2002-06-06
I DARE YOU TO SIT STILL LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC!
excellant!.......2002-06-06
I DARE YOU TO SIT STILL LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC!
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Blues de Musicien
Pine Leaf Boys Manufacturer: Arhoolie Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MM1F64 Release Date: 2007-03-20 |
Tracks:
- Blues De Musicien
- Musicien Avec Un Coeur Casse
- Wild Side Of Life
- Ma Petite Femme
- Mon Coeur Fait Mal
- La Valse De Belizaire
- Jig Cajin
- Pardon Waltz
- Pine Leaf Boogie
- Chere Joues Roses
- Creole Mardi Gras
- Quand Rita Est Arrive
- J'Ai Perdu Ma Chance
- Zydeco Gris Gris
Customer Reviews:
The real thing.......2007-04-13
Great modern-day Cajun music.......2007-04-01
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I GUAR-RON-TEE
Justin Wilson Manufacturer: Music Mill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005KALJ Release Date: 2001-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Defination Of A Cajun
- Sick Mule
- Sheriff's Dog
- Deer Hunter's Wife
- Bass Fishin'
- Twins & Triplets
- Pete's Highway
- Johnny Guidreaux's
- Noah & The Flood
- Murphy Brown
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The Best of Cajun: The Traditional Songs
Waylon Thibodeaux Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005XFX Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Je Veux Me Marier
- Grand Mamou
- Chou-Pique Two Step
- Bayou Teche
- Paradin Two Step
- Grande Texas
- Madame Sosthene
- Ou-Ce Que T'es Parti
- Jolie Blonde
- Lake Charles Two Step
- Big Mamou
Customer Reviews:
Great CD.......2005-12-22
Great recording- super renditions-I wish I could find more CDs like this.......2005-10-14
Excellent recording, excellent renditions of traditional songs.
Like listening to E Power Biggs play Bach, Waylon Thibodeaux has captured something very special with this recording.
I'd love to see suggestions for similar albums- I've looked for a while but I keep coming back to this one.
Ou-ce Que Te Parti.......2005-10-07
Acadienne At Its Finest!.......2002-05-05
This collection of Cajun music is just too cool for words!!!.......1999-07-14
I gawrontee, cher! These are as good as they come. Crank up the volume when you play this CD loud, and have a nice plate of jambalaya with a bottle of Abita Turbo Dog to go along. Laissez le bon temps rouler!!!!
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New Orleans Party Classics
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000032I0 Release Date: 1992-01-28 |
Tracks:
- Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair
- Don't You Just Know It - Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns
- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino
- Whirlaway - A. Tousan
- Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawketts
- Carnival Time - Al Johnson
- I Got Loaded - 'Lil' Bob & The Lollipops
- Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
- The Peanut Vendor - Alvin 'Red' Tyler & The Gyros
- Who Shot The Lala - Oliver Morgan
- Iko Iko - Dr. John
- Big Chief-Pt.1 - Professor Longhair
- Meet De Boys On The Battlefront - The Wild Tchoupitoulas
- Hey Pocky Way - Neville Brothers
- Li'l Liza Jane - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Dancin' Jones - Neville Brothers
- Second Line-Pt. 1 - Stop, Inc.
- Do Whatcha Wanna, Pt.3 - The Rebirth Brass Band
Customer Reviews:
Great Collection of New Orleans Songs.......2007-05-12
The Best of the Best.......2007-05-10
good all around .......2006-07-07
Love That Jazz Man.......2002-02-15
Whereas many of these artists were not legends in the annals of music history, their contributions to this disc are certainly very good. This is a very appropriate party tape for ayoung hip crowd especially if your are anywhere near the Bayou. Goes nice with some Crawfish, Jambalaya, and a beer or two.
Awesome and fun.......2000-01-23
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Choo Choo Boogaloo
Buckwheat Zydeco Manufacturer: Music Little People ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002M6V Release Date: 1994-08-30 |
Tracks:
- Choo Choo Boogaloo
- Narration
- Get On Board
- Narration
- Give Me A Squeeze, Please
- Narration
- Iko Iko
- Narration
- Jeleron
- Narration
- Cotton Fields
- Narration
- Crawfish Song
- Narration
- I've Been Working On The Railroad
- Narration
- Skip To My Lou
- Narration
- Skip To My Blues
- Narration
- They All Asked For You
- Narration
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Narration
- Little Red Caboose
- Narration
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Take a spicy Cajun tour through Louisiana's bayou country on Choo Choo Boogaloo! The musical scenery includes foot-stompin', two-steppin,' finger poppin' zydeco emblazoned with hot guitar licks, sassy accordion, and a dash of blues thrown in for good measure. Traditional titles, including "Get on Board," "Iko Iko," "Little Red Caboose," and "Cotton Fields," have been well adapted to zydeco style, while "Crawfish Song," "Mardi Gras Mambo," and "Give Me a Squeeze, Please" are right at home in this celebration of Cajun culture. Children will have a wonderful time moving with the new rhythms and exploring the sounds of various instruments used to create the unique zydeco style. --Deborah MooreCustomer Reviews:
Fun! Fun! Fun!.......2007-07-01
We love this CD!.......2007-04-04
Zydeco nostalgia.......2006-04-08
Product arrived on time and with no damages.
Too much hype.......2006-01-10
AI-EEEEEE!.......2005-11-15
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