Zydeco

1. Creole Farmers Stomp - Creole Zydeco Farmers

2. Co Fa - Keith Frank, The Soileau Zydeco Band

3. You're No Good for Me - Rosie Ledet

4. What You Gonna Do? - Beau Jocque

5. I'm in Love - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas

6. Burnin' Flames Special - Jude Taylor

7. Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo - Boozoo Chavis

8. My Girl Josephine - Queen Ida

9. Calinda - Clifton Chenier

10. I'm on the Wonder - Buckwheat Zydeco

11. Bye Bye Mon Nèg' - Geno Delafose, French Rockin' Boogie

12. Hoochie Coochie - Joe KK, Zydeco Force

13. Stay in or Stay Out/Pass the Dutchie - Chris Ardoin, Double Clutchin'

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 Gehr

Customer Reviews:

Louisiana.......2006-11-06

Great soundtrack, if you liked the movie and New Orleans! I love both!

One Of The Best.......2006-05-11

We loved the movie and discovered the sound track. As a New Orleans regular this CD just adds to the mood when we are back home. I predict you'all will jus' love it.

the best single disc intro to the music of new orleans.......2005-08-12

the keyword here is single disc. the whole album clocks in just under 47 minutes. don't know why, but back then the standard running time for a cd is about 45 minutes, so that's at least 20 some odd minutes worth of music they could have put into this cd. of course, at additional right fee. perhaps that was why we couldn't tap into the music of new orleans a little deeper.

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

I have seen this movie several times over the years and it never fails to delight me.

Forgettable Movie, Unforgettable Sound Track.......2005-05-17

Some say, all music came from New Orleans. Jazz and blues, from which so much American music descended, got their start in the clubs of New Orleans and fields around the Mississippi delta. New Orleans, and Louisiana generally, remains a major center of musical vitality, if somewhat apart from the American mainstream.

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.

The Best of Cajun: The Traditional Songs

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Great CD
Great recording- super renditions-I wish I could find more CDs like this
Ou-ce Que Te Parti
Acadienne At Its Finest!
This collection of Cajun music is just too cool for words!!!

The Best of Cajun: The Traditional Songs
Waylon Thibodeaux
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Ultimate Collection

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

I just love this CD, especially song #8! I'd say this is the best Cajun CD I've heard yet. Would highly recommend it to anyone. It's at the top of my list!!

Great recording- super renditions-I wish I could find more CDs like this.......2005-10-14

This CD is simply a wonderful find.

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

This a song that is needed by the Westwego Senior Citizens. A small group visits the shut in and they requested this particular song. I would like to have a copy both in french and english?

Acadienne At Its Finest!.......2002-05-05

The songs on this album with the exception of Big Mamou are old beautiful traditional Cajun songs. Waylon does an excellent job at playing these songs and keeping them fairly authentic sounding. Waylon should be given a medal for preserving these old songs and giving them a modern-quality recording. Waylon does not exclude modern zydeco either in Big Mamou. This song will make you want to jump up and do the fais-do-do. If you dig Cajun music at all, this album is a must have.

This collection of Cajun music is just too cool for words!!!.......1999-07-14

Okay, okay, you haven't encountered much of Cajun music? Here's the place to start. Twelve catchy numbers, most with lyrics in Cajun French, brighten this fine record by Waylon Thibodeaux. They're lively, enjoyable, and make you want to dance or at least enjoy more whatever you might be doing while listening. Thibodeaux does the definitive "Jolie Blonde" in this CD, and has several great ones such as "Grand Texas," "Grand Mamou," "Je Veux le Marier," and "Paradis Two-step."

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!!!!

The Ultimate Collection
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Great Zydeco

This Is It

Buckwheat Zydeco

excellant!

excellant!

The Ultimate Collection
Buckwheat Zydeco
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

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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 Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Great Zydeco.......2007-05-07

You can always find 1 or 2 songs that you wanted to have on any "collection" Cd. This one is also in that class due to the amount songs in his career. However with the selection you get there is so much to enjoy. I can feel Burbon Street from my car here in Jersey.

This Is It.......2003-07-21

While I'm more of a traditionalist-a la BeauSoleil-I can't get enough of the Zydeco fusion sound of Buckwheat. This man and his band just keep bringing it on and bringing people to their feet.

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

Blues and zydeco hybred if you like both you can't loose with old Buckwheat! He really has his own sound, if you heard him before you already know that. This is a best of and you will have to decide if this blend is for you. Every album is fairly consistant, you might tire of this but you don't have to worry about big let downs when some wild notion results in something you would never buy!

excellant!.......2002-06-06

HIGHLY RECOMMEND - IF NOT FAMILIAR W/ZYDECO OR BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO IN PARTICULAR - THIS IS A WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION! IF YOU'RE NOT NEW BUT WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE OR ADD TO COLLECTION - THIS ALBUM WILL DEFINETLY COMPLIMENT! WILL DEFINETLY ROUNDOUT ANY COLLECTORS NEEDS FOR ZYDECO!

I DARE YOU TO SIT STILL LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC!

excellant!.......2002-06-06

Tracks:

Yes We Can Can - Allen Toussaint
World I Never Made - Dr. John
Back Water Blues - Irma Thomas
Gather by the River - Davell Crawford
Cryin' in the Streets - Buckwheat Zydeco
Canal Street Blues - Dr. Michael White
Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John - Wild Magnolias
When the Saints Go Marching In - Eddie Bo
My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Tou' les jours st pas la m - Carol Fran
L'Ouragon - BeauSoleil
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Prayer for New Orleans - Charlie Miller
What a Wonderful World - The Wardell Quezergue Orchestra featuring Donald Harrison
Tipitina and Me - Allen Toussaint
Philharmonic Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra with members of the New York

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Hurricane Katrina may have devastated New Orleans and surrounding Gulf communities in 2005, but it was also a forceful reminder of the Crescent City's world renowned status as the epicenter of much American musical heritage. This benefit album (all net proceeds will be donated to the local relief efforts of Habitat for Humanity, with a portion specifically set aside to provide housing for local musicians left homeless by the disaster) picks up that latter thread, a sometimes bittersweet reminder of how deepy ingrained, yet all-too-fragile, that cultural legacy really is. Allen Toussaint's succulent reworking of his "Yes We Can Can" sets a rhythmic, optimistic tone that parallels his city's own historical resilience, while Dr. John turns in a bluesy, laid-back "World I Never Made" that's a sharp contrast to the flashes of anger he showed on Tab Benoit's earlier benefit collection, Voice of the Wetlands. Irma Thomas gives a swampy, timely edge to Bessie Smith's "Back Water Blues" while others pay tribute to the region's history of gospel (Davell Crawford, Eddie Bo), indigenous cajun folk (Buckwheat Zydeco, Beausolei, Carol Fran) and legacy as the Birthplace of Jazz (vibrantly disparate contributions from Dr. Michael White, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band). The Wild Magnolias' medley "Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John" is a joyous, African-rooted gumbo of musical possibilities, while Donald Harrison's sax work with The Wardell Querzergue's Orchestra's on "What a Wonderful World" is a fine preamble for Toussaint's elegiac solo piano rendition of "Tipitina and Me." Randy Newman's closer, a melancholic new version of Good Old Boys' "Louisiana 1927," is a tribute to his own N.O. roots whose refrain--"Louisiana, they're trying to wash us away"--is also a forceful, tragic reminder that history does indeed repeat. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Nonesuch Records is releasing a benefit album of newly recorded songs featuring artists from the New Orleans music community - across a wide variety of styles - to document the depth, richness and profound musicality of that unique city. Funds from the sale of the record, titled Our New Orleans, will be donated to Habitat For Humanity to aid those affected by the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster. A number of New Orleans' best known musicians have been asked to record songs that are integral to their lives and that express their feelings about the city and the recent events there. Sessions began in New York on September 20, with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Wild Magnolias recording at Clinton Studios. Later the same day and on September 21, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band recorded at New York's Avatar Studios. Further sessions in October included Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Randy Newman, among others. Nonesuch's parent company - Warner Bros. Records - is donating all of the production costs for this record, as part of the Warner Music Group's larger efforts on behalf of the hurricane victims. Many others involved in the project are also generously donating their time and services.

Customer Reviews:

One of the very best.......2007-04-15

One of, if not THE best, of the Katrina benefit disks. The music is first class, the recordings are pristine, and the money goes to a good cause.

This disk has already earned over one MILLION dollars for the Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village and other causes. If you buy a copy of this disk for everyone on your Xmas list, you won't go wrong.

Good old Louisiana music.......2007-03-08

Bring out the red beans and rice and jambalaya because New Orleans is going to rise again. Great renditions by many great Louisiana and a few non-Louisiana artists make this CD a must have. You will not be disappointed from Allen to Randy.

Great Representation of the Music from New Orleans.......2007-02-06

After spending a month in New Orleans, I got a "taste" of the music as well as the wonderful food. I find that this album is a great representation of the many faces of New Orleans. Some blues, some jazz, and all heart-felt.

It's just an added bonus that the proceeds go to the rebuilding effort.

Best of the Unique to New Orleans.......2006-11-13

The more I listen to this CD the better I like it - it grows on me a bit more with each playing. I love the variety of styles of music represented here and each style has its own New Orleans flavor - Dixieland Jazz, Jazz, Zydeco, blues, rock, et. al. It is amazing to me that this group of extremely talented musical artists put this CD together so soon after the tragedy of the levies breaking in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - this, too, speaks to their incredible talent and hearts. It is a "SOUL HEALER" for anyone in any circumstance.

the City that Care Forgot is sweetly remembered.......2006-09-15

True New Orleans-area music is captured here on this benefit disc. If you've ever experienced this gem of the world, the CD puts you right back there. It doesn't stop throughout: you are cermoniously dropped right into the flavor and feel of New Orleans at the first note of Allen Toussaint's Mardi Gras-flavored version of "Yes We Can Can" and you stay there until Randy Newman and the accompanying orchestras hit the last note in "Louisiana 1927".

Do you feel any melancholy? Yeah, you right! Do you wish you could do more for those who have suffered? Yeah, baby.

This is a wonderful compilation of artists from the area, and even more than a year after Katrina - it's worth buying and supporting the Habitat and musicias who lost their homes.

I DO know what it means to miss New Orleans...

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The real thing
Great modern-day Cajun music

Blues de Musicien
Pine Leaf Boys
Manufacturer: Arhoolie Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

The Pine Leaf Boys are the genuine article: this is real Cajun music, not just Cajun-flavored pop. The use of accordion and fiddles makes for a wonderful sonority, that is edgy and soulful at the same time, and the singing, most of it in that wonderfully twisted French that Cajuns speak, is just as perfect. There are plenty of zydecko bands out there, who draw from this music, and fuse it with other sources. But the Pine Leaf Boys offer the real thing, straight up, or as I usually tell the bartender, "neat." Une bonne collection, mes copains!

Great modern-day Cajun music.......2007-04-01

Fans of Louisiana cajun music will dig this, another fine album from this up-and-coming young ensemble. Heartfelt and lively, they bring new vigor to this old style... Lots of great French-language originals from fiddler Cedric Watson, too. Recommended!

Average customer rating:

Another Putamayo classic sampling
makes me homesick
Excellent!
good music
This is the one to buy...

Zydeco
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

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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

Customer Reviews:

Another Putamayo classic sampling.......2006-07-11

I 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 homesick.......2006-03-21

Listening 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!

Excellent!.......2005-12-12

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.

good music.......2005-09-19

This CD is perfect, it has some change in tempo and it is easy light happy listening.

This is the one to buy..........2004-09-21

If you only buy one zydeco collection, this is the one to buy. Putumayo is a label that specializes in world music. All their releases have beautiful artwork and include a booklet with notes about each song. This release is a great compilation of recent and current and most of it rocks. A sampling of the more popular musicians include...Beau Jocque...Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas...Boozoo Chavis...Queen Ida...Clifton Chenier...Buckwheat Zydeco...and Chris Ardoin does a cover of "Pass the Dutchie"

Average customer rating:

Good But Not Great
Good for a new Zydeco Fan
GREAT Cajun music!
Very good....
Unbeatable for the price.

Zydeco's Greatest Hits
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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

This is an enjoyable CD, but I strongly recommend you purchase Putamayo's ZYDECO instead. It contains some greats like Geno Dalfose's "Bye Bye Mon Neg" and the Creole Zydoco Farmers' "Creole Farmers Stomp," which you won't be able to SIT and listen to. It also has Queen Ida's "My Girl Josephine," which is a classic.

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

I had only heard Zydeco music in cajun resturants. So when I needed a zydeco cd I had no clue what to buy. I just kinda chose this one blindly. It turned out to be wonderful! It wasn't too deep so for a person like me who was only exposed to it very little, I didn't feel like "this is way over my head!" My co-workers loved it too. I bought it for a work function. We just played the cd over and over and by the end of the day, people were singing along and everything. Really cool for if you just want to expand your music knowledge and taste to include Zydeco music. I good find indeed!

GREAT Cajun music!.......2006-08-03

Great upbeat music. Good representation of zydeco music. Very enjoyable. I bought two!

Very good...........2005-12-16

Wow, Amazon, thanks so much for all the information. For people who actually enjoy knowing what they're getting, here's who plays what:

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

When I saw the low price on this CD, I wasn't sure if the quality would be great. Turns out "Zydeco's Greatest Hits" is definitely danceable. A good mix of some of zydeco's masters, including Boozoo Chavis and Nathan & the Cha-Chas. I only wish it had some Rosie Ledet as well. The sound quality is good.

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Fun! Fun! Fun!
We love this CD!
Zydeco nostalgia
Too much hype
AI-EEEEEE!

Choo Choo Boogaloo
Buckwheat Zydeco
Manufacturer: Music Little People
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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
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Skip To My Blues
Narration
They All Asked For You
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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 Moore

Customer Reviews:

Fun! Fun! Fun!.......2007-07-01

We love this CD. It has old favorites and new favorites. It's hard not to tap your feet and sing along!

We love this CD!.......2007-04-04

I saw Buckwheat Zydeco live at a summer festival and they were a blast! I was even more excited to find out they have a children's CD out! My son is two and just adores the music on the CD. It's fun to dance to and easy to sing along with. I love the cajun twist on old classics and I think it's a really cool way to introduce a different culture into my son's life. Plus, it's a well appreciated break from the sappy, sugary children's music that tends to be out there!

Zydeco nostalgia.......2006-04-08

I'm from Louisiana and can validate that Buckwheat is an authentic, well-known zydeco musician. He does not normally play children's music, so I was pleased to learn of this CD. I, as the parent, enjoy zydeco, and therefore enjoy this CD, which is fun and appropriate for children. My son loves it. I am pleased that he will grow up knowing the same songs that I sang as a child, and be familiar with rich Louisiana roots music. The Crawfish and Cotton Fields songs are especially nostalgic. They were my favorites growing up.

Product arrived on time and with no damages.

Too much hype.......2006-01-10

After reading the reviews for this, I was soo excited to receive the cd. While I liked the idea of having narration introducing children to the music and the different instruments, I found the recordings themselves to be surprisingly flat. Where's the fun and excitement?? This is zydeco! This is zydeco for CHILDREN! The music and vocals didn't come from the heart, I felt no life in the recording. Even the Sesame Street zydeco song was better than this. My class (2 1/2 to 5 y/o) was not dancing around the room to it, either.

AI-EEEEEE!.......2005-11-15

Absolutly my children's all-time favorite CD for the car! Children under three may be a bit young to appreciate it, but once they get to "sing-a-long" age they'll be hooked. My kids were three and five when we got it, and that was just about right. Though now getting to the "cool" ages of 10 and 12, they still pull this one out occasionally. The theme of the album is a musical journey through buyou country, MC'ed by the conductor of the "Zydeco Express." Between tracks he talks about the music and the songs. Some reviewers have felt that their children didn't like or appreciate this part, but I believe they soak in more of it than we realize, as evidenced by my kids' recall of some of details years later. It's a great introduction to a fun genre of music.

Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics : Cajun & Zydeco's Greatest Artists

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Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics : Cajun & Zydeco's Greatest Artists
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
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ASIN: B000005XDU
Release Date: 1995-01-30

Tracks:

Jolie Blonde - Balfa Brothers
Two Step De Lacassine - Balfa Brothers
La Valse De Deux Families - Dewey Balfa
Hommage Aux Freres Balfa - Beausoleil
Pot-Pourri Cadjin - Beausoleil
Jambalaya - Douh Kershaw
Buck's Nouvelle Jole Blon - Buckwheat Zydeco
Zydeco Sont Pas Sale - Clifton Chenier
Two Steppin The Two Step - Rockin Sidney
Zydeco Gris Gris - Beausoleil
Joe Pitre - Zachary Richard
Jambalaya - Zachary Richard

Customer Reviews:

great collection.......2006-06-29

So glad I bought this! Great music, fun to listen to and exercise with.

Bayou Deluxe: The Best Of Michael Doucet & Beausoleil

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excellent Cajun group
Good listening music
My First "True" Cajun CD
An Excellent CD To Introduce People To Beausoleil
Ex took CD, this is my second

Bayou Deluxe: The Best Of Michael Doucet & Beausoleil
Michael Doucet w , and Beausoleil
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032YC
Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

Le Jig Francais
Tasso/ McGee's Reel
Madame Sosthene
Zydeco Gris-Gris
Blues A Bebe
Je M'Endors
Dimanche Apres-Midi
Vieux Crowley
La Chanson De Mardi Gras
Travailler, C'Est Trop Dur
J'ai Ete Au Zydeco
Chez Seychelles
Baby, Please Don't Go
Les Bons Temps Rouler Waltz
Awsome Ossun Two-Step
Donnez Moi Pauline
Falmmes D'Enfer
Sur Le Pont De Lyon

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Beausoleil may have originated as Cajun purists, but Cajun music itself has always been a rich, creolized mixture combining Southern country and folk music with traditional songs from France's Brittany region. Revealing the band's own increasingly wide-ranging stylistic borrowings over the course of the 15-year period it encompasses, Bayou Deluxe includes everything from raving remakes of some early material ("Le Jig Français") to a mazurka from the Seychelles ("Chez Seychelles") to a French duet with Richard Thompson ("Sur le Pont de Lyon"). It also includes plenty of the incandescent two-steps and waltzes, as well as a heartbreaking ballad or two. --Richard Gehr

Customer Reviews:

excellent Cajun group.......2007-03-08

Excellent intro to cajun songs or a good addition to a mardi-gras party . They have lively and upbeat music with one of my favorite:"travailler c'est trop dur".

Good listening music.......2007-01-03

I bought this for a Cajun dinner party. It provided a good background of Cajun music with some variety without being "over the top". I have since listened to it as part of a mix of music via random selection on my CD player and have enjoyed it that way as well.

My First "True" Cajun CD.......2006-03-22

I listened to, and subsequently purchased this recording after reading another Amazon reviewer's review of a contemporary Zydeco CD. The reviewer said that he/she liked the Zydeco recording, but ordinarily preferred traditional Cajun music, such as that of Michael Doucet. This is great--wonderful upbeat tunes with great vocals. It's fun to try to decipher the lyrics, and it reminds me of learning to read Shakespeare for the first time. Once you get used to it, it's fairly easy. If you're a fan of the various Zydeco groups and haven't yet discovered Doucet, check it out.

An Excellent CD To Introduce People To Beausoleil.......2005-11-23

Beausoleil has cranked out many albums over their existence. This particular album encompasses a fifteen year period in which we see them grow from traditional rebels to modern masters of mixing genres. You'll hear a little bit of everything on this disc. From heavy French and Caribbean influence to good time rock, Beausoleil ties it all together nicely with the fiddle play of Michael Doucet. I've personally dubbed his style "lazy fiddle," and I have no intentions of that sounding derogatory. I love to listen to Doucet bend and peel notes off of his fiddle.

Some of my favorite tunes on this album are "Le Jig Francais," "Travallier, C'est Trop Dur," and "Je M'Endors." Everything else here is also very wonderful.

This band is one of the best modern Cajun groups around, but don't expect them to stick to the standards. They often tear off into uncharted territory with their music, and for that, I have to commend them. They've managed to keep an artform alive that seems to fade quicker as the years go by. Luckily, they have managed to introduce the younger folks to the roots of our culture and have cultivated quite the interest in these older masters such as Dennis McGee and the Balfa Brothers.

Introduce Cajun music to your friends via this album, but be sure to back it up with the aforementioned legends and greats such as Nathan Abshire and Joe Falcon and throw in some of the younger acts such as the Lost Bayou Ramblers and Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys. It won't hurt to put in a little Creole flavor with Amede Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, either.

Highly recommended.

Ex took CD, this is my second.......2002-04-19

Ever since I saw Belizaire the Cajun and fell in love with Armand Assante, I have been in love with Beausoleil/Michael Ducet. The Music is wonderfully Cajun and my favoriet songs from other soundtracks are on this CD. When I lost it to my ex I knew I was going to have to get another because of all the wonderful music. I never thought I would fall in love with a style of music like Cajun, but Doucet is the best by far. True Cajun stylings and the French Canadien lyrics make this CD the best of all the Beausoleil compilation CDs. I have others....I probably will own more. A must buy for someone looking to dip their musical ears into something as unique as Cajun.

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