Cajun

Studio and live recordings from this pioneering Cajun string band led by Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon! 26 tracks, nine (!) unreleased, including Jolie Blonde; Black Basyou Rag; Crowley Waltz, and more. '60s recordings.1. Black Bayou Rag 2. Louisiana...

Step It Up! Is state of the art zydeco from a masterful performer. Chenier flavors the Red Hot Louisiana Band's double-kick bayou beat with elements of funk, blues and ballads, as well as turning it loose on more traditional zydeco material. The...

Solo performances of Dr. John's greatest hits. Dr. John's music is stamped with the rhythms and traditions of the Crescent City, and he has spent a career that now spans more than half a century championing it's music. Born Malcolm John 'Mac' Rebennack,...

Set Me Free is a soulful take on classic Zydeco, given extra bite with an infusion of swampy Blues. All the music and lyrics were composed by Dopsie, aka Dwayne Rubin, save for one, and performed by his band the Zydeco Hellraisers: Dwayne on accordion...

Oval 1974 + new tracks1. Before I Grow Too Old - Tommy McLain 2. I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Belton Richard 3. Try to Find Another Man - Tommy McLain ; Clint West 4. Jole Blon - Vin Bruce 5. I Cried - Cookie ; His Cupcakes 6. Oh Lucille - Belton Richard 7...

On a search for recordings from an old Cajun singer, Gerard Dele encountered guitarist Richard Fontenont on a proverbial dark and stormy night. Fontenont and his family took him in, told him stories, and later, Dele recorded the material for this album,...

NEW ORLEANS PARTY GRAS captures the revelry in the music of such New Orleans stars as Rebirth Brass Band, Cyril Neville, Luther Kent and Lil' Malcolm and the enticing "Mardi Girls" art by renowned Mardie Gras illustrator Adrea Mistretta.1. Big Chief -...

Most of the recordings on this album were made in the 1930s, and exhibit Cajun music's characteristically infectious rhythmic patterns and irregular cadences. This lively album includes Joseph F. Falcon's 1928 performance of "Lafayette," the first Cajun...

Louisiana is a cultural melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures and it is here that the Cajun genre was born. This 51 track, 2CD set features some of the biggest songs of the genre and some of the most popular artists who...

In the Big Easy, it's not who wins or loses, but how hard you party before, during, and after the game that matters! This CD features Michael Toussaint, Rebirth, Brass Band, Rockin' Dopsie Jr.., and more.1. Bow Down to the New Saintsation 2. Who Dat? 3...

Here's some real raw hillbilly music, and a few early Nashville Sound classics. In 1953 Jimmy came up from Louisiana and got a Dot Records contract on the strength of 'Cry, Cry Darling'. These two CDs follow his career through to 1958, taking in some of...

Full Title - Cajun's Greatest -The Definitive Collection. UK compilation for the well-loved & legendary Cajun act. 25 great slices of the sound of the south. The package is completed with 12-page booklet with notes from leading Cajun authority Ann Alien...