Wild Tchoupitoulas

Wild Tchoupitoulas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Island
• ASIN: B000003QKN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,163 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Cajun & Creole
  • #6 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Zydeco
  • #60 in Music > World Music > North America

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: World Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 2-OCT-1992

Customer Reviews

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tchoupitoulas Stomp Rump !, June 5, 2001

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David Kinney (San Francisco, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Tchoupitoulas (Audio CD)

Good goshamighty it's good to see this out on CD. This magnificent testament to the power of the Mardi Gras Indian music scene featured all four Neville Brothers performing together for the first time. Throw in The Meters fonky rhythm section and guitarist and you've got one heck of a backing band. The Tchoupitoulas themselves were older gentlemen, most of whom, their leader and the Neville's uncle George Landry included, have passed away since the record was cut. But luckily for us, in addition to spawning The Neville Brothers band, they left behind this butt burnin' document to remember them by. Do the songs all sound kind of the same? Yeah, but what a sound it is! New Orleans funky gumbo and war chants that'll have your party guests up and dancing in milliseconds. Put away the good china. Warning! Play this one in your car and your right foot starts to tap to that irresistable beat and pretty soon your car's doin' a stop and go rhumba down the road, and you'll have to explain why to the state trooper. But if he's got ears at all he'll hear it for himself and tear up the ticket. It's contagious after all. This one's another desert island disc cuz on my island we like to groove.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild Tchoupitoulas Way Up Town, June 14, 1999

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Darren Dunn (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Tchoupitoulas (Audio CD)

This 23 year old release features all the elements of a great funk record. All the Nevilles are here, Allen Toussaint, (once known as Naomi Neville) produces, Leo, George Porter & Zigaboo from the Meters are here, as well. Big Chiel Jolly wrote a lot of the songs that are performed by all the Mardi Gras Indian tribes now. This is the album that started it all, as far as I'm concerned. The Wild Magnolias have upped the tempo, and the Flaming Arrows have incorporated the wildnees, but no one tops the Wild Tchoupitoulas funk. This album contains the best recorded "Indian Red", and "Hey Mama" is unique to this outfit. While you may have heard Neville Brother versions of some of these tunes, you must hear them performed by Geoge "Jolly" Laundry. Buy this cd and learn how to rock.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JOYOUS BLEND OF STYLES, July 11, 2002

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Tchoupitoulas (Audio CD)

Although they're from New Orleans, The Wild Tchoupitoulas sounds almost like a hybrid of World Music and R&B. The excellent rhythm section drives the music in a wild mutation of New Orleans R&B, funk and what sounds like early Jamaican influences. The harmonies are great throughout and the songs all blend into each other in an undulating festive stream of sound. When listening, I often recall early R&B like Sugarboy Crawford's "Jock-O-Mo" that later became the standard "Iko Iko." But it's rough and raw vocals, very unlike the polished sound of the Neville Brothers on eg. their version of "Bird on a Wire." This is a joyful and seamless blend of styles that lifts the spirit.