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1998 compilation album by Various artists
The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco
Compilation album by Various artists
Released5 May 1998
GenreWorld, Cajun, Zydeco
Length65:18
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to World Roots
(1999) 		The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco
(1998) 		The Rough Guide to Native American Music
(1998)
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The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco is a compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album features the cajun and zydeco genres of Louisiana in roughly equal measures. Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, compiled and produced the album. This was the first of two similarly named compilations: the second edition was released in 2011.

Critical reception

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Allmusic

The album received generally positive reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg lamented the exclusion of Boozoo Chavis and Beau Jocque, but still called it "enjoyable in the right ways". Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader claimed the release almost "converted" him to the genres, comparing it with Disc 3 of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."One Step at a Time"Clifton Chenier4:22
2."Zydeco Boogaloo"Buckwheat Zydeco3:53
3."Balfa Waltz"David Doucet3:47
4."La 'Tit Cord (The Little String)"Jimmy C. Newman2:11
5."La Misère M'a Fait Brailler"John Delafose & The Eunice Playboys4:32
6."Rolling Pin"BeauSoleil3:53
7."Grande Bosco"Eddie LeJeune2:44
8."Bayou Pon Pon"Michael Doucet2:59
9."Two Step d'Amédé"Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band2:41
10."Disco et Fais Do-Do"Bruce Daigrepont3:21
11."Kolinda"BeauSoleil3:37
12."Slow Horses and Fast Women"Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas4:16
13."La Pointe aux Pins"Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys3:35
14."Fiddle Stomp"Wallace Cheese Read2:21
15."Jolie, Petite Blonde"Nathan Abshire2:30
16."Chico Two-Step"The California Cajun Orchestra2:45
17."J'Etais au Bal"Jo-El Sonnier3:20
18."Let the Good Times Roll"Buckwheat Zydeco4:57
19."I Passed in Front of Your Door"D.L. Menard3:34

References

  1. Douglas H., Henkle (2012-10-23). "Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography". FolkLib Index : A Library of Folk Music Links. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Adam. "Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
  3. World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

External links

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