Tag Archives: zydeco music

Various artists’ Allons en Louisiane

Posted on 9th July 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

A relatively small area of the state of Louisiana produces much of the recorded Cajun and zydeco music in the world today. This is some of the most vibrant and soulful music ever produced in North America, and many of … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Kingdom of Zydeco

Posted on 9th July 2024 by Diverse Voices

Brendan Foreman wrote this review. As a companion to his superb book The Kingdom of Zydeco Michael Tisserand has compiled this equally superb collection of zydeco music. It only makes sense to provide a soundtrack to a book devoted to … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Joyeux Noël, Bon Chrismeusse: A Holiday EP From South Louisiana

Posted on 11th December 2020 by Gary Whitehouse

As someone who’s not a fan of much Christmas music, I have to say this Christmas record is just about perfect. How’s that? Well, it’s short, so it doesn’t wear out its welcome. It’s music from south Louisiana, Cajun and … Continue reading →

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Buckwheat Zydeco’s Lay Your Burden Down

Posted on 24th September 2016 by Gary Whitehouse

I thought I had given up on zydeco. I first heard it in the late 1980s in the person of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco. Also at about that time, I was fortunate to see in concert some superb … Continue reading →

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Buckwheat Zydeco’s Lay Your Burden Down

Posted on 10th June 2009 by Gary Whitehouse

I thought I had given up on zydeco. I discovered it in the late 1980s in the person of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco. Also at about that time, I was fortunate to see in concert some superb zydeco … Continue reading →

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Boozoo Chavis’s Down Home on Dog Hill

Posted on 12th December 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

Boozoo Chavis of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was one of the pioneers and living masters of zydeco music. He died in May 2001 at the age of 70, only weeks after laying down the tracks for Down Home on Dog Hill. … Continue reading →

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Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band’s Ready or Not, Wayne Toups and Zydecajun’s Little Wooden Box and Li’l Band o’ Gold’s Li’l Band o’ Gold

Posted on 23rd May 2000 by Gary Whitehouse

These three rocking, accordion-driven releases from Shanachie draw on all three of the popular musical styles born in Southwestern Louisiana: Zydeco, Cajun and swamp pop. Together, they give a lively snapshot of the state of this artistically fecund region’s music. … Continue reading →

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