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Release Date: 11-05-2004
Label: Rough Guides
Catalog Number: RG1139-2
Barcode: 605633113921
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My True Love (Voyage D’Amour); Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys [04:01] | 10 | Special Du Club Soixante-Treize (Club 73 Special); Mack Manuel, Jesse Legé & The Lake Charl [03:16] |
| 2 | Les Flammes D’En Fer (The Flames Of Hell); The Jambalaya Cajun Band [03:52] | 11 | Parlez-Nous À Boire; Beausoleil [03:36] |
| 3 | Valse Bébé; Beausoleil [04:06] | 12 | Le Petit Cadeau (The Little Gift); Bruce Daigrepont [02:50] |
| 4 | Madeleine; Zachary Richard [03:18] | 13 | J’Ai Fait Un Gros Erreur; Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy & D.l. Menard [04:19] |
| 5 | Dedans Le Sud De La Louisiane; Magnolia Sisters [03:15] | 14 | La Danse De Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Dance); The Balfa Brothers [02:21] |
| 6 | McGee's Medley; La Bande Feufollet [03:41] | 15 | Listen To Me When I Talk To You (Écoute-Moi Bien, Porte Attention, Je Suis Après Te Parler); D.l. Menard [02:56] |
| 7 | Chanson De Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Song); Hadley J. Castille & The Louisiana Cajun [03:41] | 16 | Lake Arthur Stomp; The Savoy Family Band [04:08] |
| 8 | Allons À Tepatate; Balfa Toujours [02:49] | 17 | Lacassine Special; Donald Thibodeaux & Cajun Fever [03:50] |
| 9 | La Toussaint; Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys [03:52] | ||
Review:
“4 stars” - (Irish Times)
Description:
Cajun music – from the prairies and bayous of south Louisiana – has a distinctive sound full of fiddles, guitars, boisterous accordion playing and songs of heartbreak and love (sung in French). The forced relocation of many Acadians or ‘Cajuns’, from what is now Nova Scotia to Louisiana in the eighteenth century, led to the development of a rich and unique musical genre combining French, Celtic, Spanish, Native American and African music. From the parties and dancehalls of the Louisiana prairies to the waltz and two-step rhythms of Cajun music, The Rough Guide To Cajun Dance represents some of the finest and most innovative artists of the genre.
