Putumayo Presents -- Cajun[2001]

歌手名稱：Various Artists
專輯名稱：Putumayo Presents: Cajun
風格類型：World Music
公司廠牌：Putumayo World Music

Spurred on by the commercial success of their Zydeco release, Putumayo World Music has offered up a second helping of Southwest Louisianan musical vittles with Cajun. Essentially the flip side of zydeco -- which is a predominately Creole genre that's "a little jazz, a little blues, a little French, and a little rhythm 'n' blues" -- Cajun music is a rural genre that... More has grown out of French folk songs and other European stylings. This follow-up compilation includes 12 cuts, each recorded by a different Cajun band. With lyrics sung in French, and melodies primarily played on accordions and fiddles, the contemporary Cajun groups featured on this colorful compilation should give the listener a good introduction into today's Cajun scene. From Filé's opening track, "Pont de Vue," to the closing number by the Jambalaya Cajun Band, Cajun's optimistic ideology -- "laissez les bon temps roulez," or "let the good times roll" -- beams through and through. Perhaps in an effort to reinforce this "good times" vibe, all but one of the 12 cuts heard on Cajun are upbeat two-stepping numbers that drive one to knee slapping. The lone exception, David Doucet's "Balfa Waltz," reveals the moodier side of Cajun aesthetics. Though some Cajun purists may wince at the lack of waltzes -- and at some of the rock- and country-influenced cuts on the compilation -- Cajun does provide a very good introduction to the genre as it exists...


:: TRACKLIST ::

1. Pont de Vue - File
2. Acadie a la Louisiane - Bruce Daigrepont
3. Let's Dance Two-Step - Al Berard/Errol Verret
4. Jolie Bassette - Charivari
5. Beau Geste - Hadley J. Castille
6. Corner Post, The - Steve Riley/The Mamou Playboys
7. L'Oranger - Marce Lacouture
8. Les Tracas de Todd Balfa - Balfa Toujours
9. Balfa Waltz - David Doucet
10. Hey la Bas - Pott Folse
11. Lafeyette Breakdown - The Cajun Playboys
12. Les Flammes D'en Fer - Jambalaya Cajun Band

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