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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.

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.

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.

Well, since hurricane Katrina almost had wiped off the city of New Orleans, one should look, what sort of power gives this region such an energy-loaded cultural identity - and perhaps also will help this area to come onto the feet again: the Cajun music. Like Bluegrass music the Cajun music really seems to burst with vitality . The sound is frequently inked by the accordion, but of course there are also electrical guitars, violins or a National Steel / Dobro in some bands. Besides the everywhere present Afro-American influence the French zest for life is dominantly. The French Acadians in the mid-1700s had been expelled from Canada until they settled in the deep South, nearby the Bayou marshes. On their "Fais Do Do" Saturday evening parties the "Acadians" saved their original joy in life. One does not have to break out in dancing ecstatically at once, but one should protect his optimism against floods of any type with levees, supported by this music,...

Ray Charles is not the artist on track 2
It is Bruce Daigrepont

1. Pont de Vue - Filé ~ 3:30
2. Acadie À la Louisiane - Bruce Daigrepont ~2:58
3. Let's Dance Two-Step - Al Berard, Errol Verret ~ 2:44
4. Jolie Bassette - Charivari ~ 3:45
5. Beau Geste - Hadley J. Castille ~ 3:50
6. Corner Post - Mamou Playboys, Steve Riley ~ 2:43
7. Oranger - Marce Lacouture ~ 4:01
8. Tracas de Todd Balfa - Balfa Toujours ~ 3:33
9. Balfa Waltz - David Doucet ~ 3:46
10. Hey la Bas - Pott Folse ~ 2:28
11. Lafayette Breakdown - Cajun Playboys ~ 3:10
12. Flammes d'Enfer - Jambalaya ~ 3:50

Well, since hurricane Katrina almost had wiped off the city of New Orleans, one should look, what sort of power gives this region such an energy-loaded cultural identity - and perhaps also will help this area to come onto the feet again: the Cajun music. Like Bluegrass music the Cajun music really seems to burst with vitality . The sound is frequently inked by the accordion, but of course there are also electrical guitars, violins or a National Steel / Dobro in some bands. Besides the everywhere present Afro-American influence the French zest for life is dominantly. The French Acadians in the mid-1700s had been expelled from Canada until they settled in the deep South, nearby the Bayou marshes. On their "Fais Do Do" Saturday evening parties the "Acadians" saved their original joy in life. One does not have to break out in dancing ecstatically at once, but one should protect his optimism against floods of any type with levees, supported by this music,...