Zydeco

Various Artists - International - North America - Cajun/ Zydeco, Putumayo Presents (Series), Putumayo Presents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B00003OP0X
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > North America
  • #1 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Cajun & Zydeco
  • #2 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Zydeco

Track Listings

1. Creole Farmers Stomp - The Creole Zydeco Farmers

2. Co Fa - Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band

3. You're No Good For Me - Rosie Ledet

4. What You Gonna Do? - Beau Jocque

5. I'm In Love - Nathan And The Zydeco Cha Chas

6. Burnin' Flames Special - Jude Taylor & His Burning Flames

7. Lula Lula Don't You Go To Bingo - Boozoo Chavis

8. My Girl Josephine - Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band

9. Calinda - Clifton Chenier

10. I'm On The Wonder - Buckwheat Zydeco

11. Bye-Bye Mon Neg - Geno Delafose And French Rockin' Boogie

12. Hoochie Coochie - Joe K K And Zydeco Force

13. Stay In Or Stay Out - Pass The Dutchie - Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin'

Editorial Reviews

Zydeco is a satisfying survey of the fascinating fusion of French and African culture in Louisiana and features most of the genre's biggest stars including Clifton Chenier, Boozoo Chavis, Buckwheat Zydeco, Beau Jocque, Keith Frank, Geno Delafose, Chris Ardoin, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, Queen Ida, and Zydeco Force as well as regional favorites Rosie Ledet, The Creole Zydeco Farmers and Jude Taylor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Xenophiles Unite!, February 12, 2000

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Kevin L. Nenstiel "omnivore" (Kearney, Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zydeco (Audio CD)

Putamayo is a good way to get your hands on xenophile music. This latest is a very good album to start one out on zydeco music, comme ca. Zydeco may be an acquired taste for someone who, unlike me, hasn't listened to blues, African music, or Cajun sounds, elements of all of which are in evidence on this CD. Still, if you're willing to take a stab and listen to something too few people ever hear anymore, you'll be very will rewarded.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, December 11, 2005

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

This review is from: Zydeco (Audio CD)

Putumayo's recordings are sort of iffy for those who are really into the music that they compile.... some of them are phenomenal, some of them are disappointing. This one is fortunately one of the former. This CD plays like a who's who of Zydeco music, several tempos and song styles (waltz, two-step and blues, the main three rhythm patterns of zydeco music) are presented and all of the songs are truly classics.

If you're just getting into zydeco, this is the album for you! As I said, it's a who's who of zydeco music, so you can listen through and see which tracks you like, which will help you make informed decisions about which full-length single-band albums to buy. If you are a longstanding zydeco fan, you may well have most of these cuts on CDs you already own, so you could just make yourself a mix CD, but save yourself the trouble and pick this one up.

I can't for the life of me figure out how Putumayo managed to make such a spot-on zydeco collection but only a very mediocre Cajun music collection.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to buy..., September 20, 2004

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Stephen Cabral (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zydeco (Audio CD)

If you only buy one zydeco collection, this is the one to buy. Putumayo is a label that specializes in world music. All their releases have beautiful artwork and include a booklet with notes about each song. This release is a great compilation of recent and current and most of it rocks. A sampling of the more popular musicians include...Beau Jocque...Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas...Boozoo Chavis...Queen Ida...Clifton Chenier...Buckwheat Zydeco...and Chris Ardoin does a cover of "Pass the Dutchie"