Comments on: ZaidecoFilter

Question: ZaidecoFilter

Squid Voltaire — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:46:04 -0800

Can you recommend Cajun music with heavy French influence?

This should be incredibly easy, right? I just need some music (really just a song or two) that says "New Orleans!" but also "France!" -- ideal would perhaps be a zaideco cover of the Marseillaise.

Also, I'm looking for something that I can access digitally (as I live in Chicago), so this should be music that you can email me, or that I can find on iTunes, or the artist's website, &c.

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:53:02 -0800

La Bouttine Souriante? French canadian, and zaideco-ish (If I recall Correctly)

By: methylsalicylate

methylsalicylate — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:13:39 -0800

"Parlez nous a boire" by Beausoleil?

By: badger_flammable

badger_flammable — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:46:10 -0800

Maybe something from npmusic.org.

By: wsg

wsg — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:59:23 -0800

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are excellent. A friend gave me one of their discs and I've about worn it out. Some of their music is very traditional, old-timey sounding, sung in french, but other stuff is rocking and in english. Good stuff!

By: stavx

stavx — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:01:03 -0800

I own this
if you'd like email me.

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:39:48 -0800

You mean Zydeco, don't you?

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:43:12 -0800

They've got a great zydeco show at WWOZ on Sunday from 12 to 2 pm Central time.

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:50:23 -0800

Some of the artists that played the Zydeco stage at Jazzfest in 2006 are:

Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Buckwheat Zydeco
Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas(who play locally)
Lil' Brian & the Zydeco Travelers
Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

Here's a playlist of the most recent Zydeco show on WWOZ.

By: dog food sugar

dog food sugar — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:13:56 -0800

Zydeco thread.

The Performers List at the Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette which is in the middle of cajun country (SW La)

By: JamesMessick

JamesMessick — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:18:06 -0800

No, I cannot in good consious recommend that.