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Zydeco | 
| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Putumayo
Category: Music
New (31) Used (5) from £4.50
Sales Rank: 197644
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 160
UPC: 790248016023
EAN: 0790248016023
ASIN: B00003OP0X
Release Date: March 27, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Creole Farmers Stomp - Creole Zydeco Farmers | | • | Co Fa - Frank, Keith | | • | You're No Good For Me - Ledet, Rosie | | • | What You Gonna Do - Jocque, Beau | | • | I'm In Love - Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Cha's | | • | Burnin' Flames Special - Taylor, Jude & His Burning Flames | | • | Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo - Chavis, Boozoo | | • | My Girl Josephine - Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band | | • | Calinda - Chenier, Clifton | | • | I'm On The Wonder - Buckwheat Zydeco | | • | Bye Bye Mon N'eg - Delafose, Geno | | • | Hoochie Coochie - Jo KK & Zydeco Force | | • | Stay In Or Stay Out/Pass The Dutchie - Ardoin, Chris & Double Clutchin' |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
When Creole R&B meets Cajun, we end up with zydeco, still hanging around the accordion, but more likely to be heartily amplified, booted up by strong funk rhythms and makeshift rub boards scraped hard by thimbled fingers. This set acts as a thorough introduction, nodding to old time greats like Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida and the unstoppably trundling Boozoo Chavis, but also featuring hot young players like Geno Delafose and Chris Ardoin, both doing much to keep the scene vibrant. The accumulated weight of these cuts threatens to splinter the boards of the dance floor, but they have also been chosen for their hookline melodies. Rosie Ledet squeals with delight as her saxophonist purrs behind her on "You're No Good for Me", the gravel-voiced Beau Jocque trills out repeated accordion runs on "What You Gonna Do?", while Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas opt for the slow-building soulful intensity of "I'm In Love". Ardoin's Double Clutchin' combo round things up with an infectious re-reading of the old ska gem "Pass The Dutchie", a number that rings pleasantly in the ears for some time afterwards. --Martin Longley
The feel and energy of a zydeco performance doesn't necessarily come across in the studio, and few of today's performers are particularly impressive songwriters. Fortunately, Putumayo has sought out some of the better recent zydeco recordings, and this compilation is as solid a selection as any. From well-known performers who have passed on, such as Clifton Chenier and Beau Jocque, to current stars such as Keith Frank and Boozoo Chavis, the music is remarkably consistent, with tracks by Rosie Ledet and Buckwheat Zydeco that are as good as zydeco gets.
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