Le Hoogie Boogie: Louisiana French Music for Children

Michael Doucet

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000003FR
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,853 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun but some knowledge of French language helps, December 22, 1999

By	Elizabeth (Virginia (U.S.A.)) - See all my reviews

My 2 year old rec'd this as a gift and it has become his and my favorite. The songs are all in French but the written lyrics are provided in French w/ an English translation. I have a working knowledge of French, which helps with the pronunciation. But as we've listened to it over and over in the car over the past few months, I'm beginning to hear my son singing the songs... in French! Songs like the ABC song and the Hokey Pokey ("Hoogie Boogie" in Cajun French) are the tunes we all know, which makes it easier to follow along. My son now sings his ABC's in English & French--very cute. Other songs are silly and fun and occasionally tender. The goodnight song at the end is so sweet. The music itself is very upbeat. If you like Zydeco, you'll love this. All-in-all, a winner if you have even a tiny bit of experience with French and enjoy fun music, regardless of whether or not you have kids!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lively and adventurous journey, August 30, 2004

By	UltraBreytenBreytenbach "UltraBreytenBreytenbach" (Germany) - See all my reviews

I am German, and if I wouldn't have a general interest in Cajun and Zydeco, I'd never heared about this album, since you won't find anything about it in the German media or Google's (and probably other search engines) German results.
I have hardly heared something with such a good spirit and enthusiasm, and though Rounder is certainly not an, err, avantgarde label, this album is very unique when compared to the usual releases and touching. The songs are short, and Michael Doucet, his family and friends really go for a lot of variety which makes the music very entertaining. It has a jaunty balance of the professionalism of Beausoleil and a more amateurish, but very committed, side.
It's conservative in the best sense, trying to show it's worth to preserve a tradition that still unites people who believe in its values, but also not ignoring what is going around and integrating it for the fun of it.
This recording has an inevitable slight home recording feel, but friends of the music will understand the circumstances - they will be happy that this recording has been released anyway.

5.0 out of 5 stars No, You DON'T Have to Speak French To Love This, March 14, 2009

By	librarylady61 (Northern Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

And neither do your kids. This was my younger daughter's favorite album when she was 2 or 3--so much so that I had to get a copy for her daycare provider to play every day. And the plaintive "Fais Do Do" lullaby became the song I sang her to sleep with every night for years.

This is NOT amateurish--Michel Doucet is an award winning musician. Instead, it is so well produced as to SOUND like a "home production" rather than a slick commercial package.

I do speak French (somewhat) but I dare anyone to play the Cajun rock and roll "Johnny Peut Pas Dancer" and care if they know what the words mean. Or not to want to "Allons Dancer" (go dance) along with "Colinda", even if you don't know the words are urging you to dance together and make the old ladies mad!

I play this every year at story hour programs for 2 and 3 year olds and everyone dances and loves it!