Cajun [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B00005402K
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,021 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #21 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Cajun & Zydeco
  • #36 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > North America
  • #92 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Cajun & Creole

Track Listings

1. Pont de Vue

2. Acadie À la Louisiane

3. Let's Dance Two-Step

4. Jolie Bassette

5. Beau Geste

6. The Corner Post

7. L' Oranger

8. Les Tracas de Todd Balfa

9. Balfa Waltz

10. Hey la Bas

11. Lafayette Breakdown

12. Les Flammes d'Enfer

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad collection., December 11, 2005

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Megan Romer (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cajun (Audio CD)

Putumayo's collections are hard to predict; some of them are outstanding, some mediocre. This one falls somewhere in the middle. Most of the bands on here are "modern" Cajun bands: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Balfa Toujours, Charivari, David Doucet (of Beausoleil). These are all excellent bands; the song selections from them seem a little odd though. For example, why is the version of the Balfa Waltz (one of Cajun music's most beautiful song) performed by David Doucet, a guitar player, instead of Balfa Toujours (led by Christine Balfa, whose uncle wrote the song), or the Balfa Brothers themselves? Why are all of the bands here modern, why not include a few tracks from the Balfa Brothers, Nathan Abshire, Wade Fruge', Dennis McGee or other venerable Cajun musicians?

This isn't a bad collection, but it's a relatively random sampling of mostly modern acts. Most of the songs are not major parts of the Cajun repertoire, but nor are they long-lost gems, they seem to just be random picks. Enjoy it for what it is, but there are better Cajun collections out there.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAJUN ACADIAN MUSIC, May 3, 2008

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Carmen C. Moore "lyricalaska" (North Pole, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This is a great collection of cajun music. I recommend this to anyone who likes Cajun music or Acadian music. There is everything to like about every piece in this CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cajun Music to Make You Dance in the Kitchen, February 7, 2007

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Rebecca Kinson (Fredericksburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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My family just loves the upbeat style of the music on this CD. It's real "get up and dance" music. The musicians are exceptionally talented, the tunes are familiar, and the CD quality is perfect.

Highly recommended for Cajun and Zydeco music lovers.