Author Archives: Michael Tisserand

Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans, Upstroke for the Downfolk (Don’t)

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Rosie Ledet, Zesty Zydeco (Maison de Soul)

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Various Artists, Cajun Fais Do-Do (Arhoolie)

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Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Me & Bobby McGee (Rounder)

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Nathan Williams, Michael Doucet and Dennis Paul Williams

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Victoria Williams, This Moment in Toronto with the Loose Band (Mammoth)

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Various Artists, Planet Squeezbox: Accordion Music from Around the World (Ellipsis Arts)

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Zydeco Fest Preview

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Obituary: Canray Fontenot

Nouveau Zydeco: Rosie Ledet Pours It On

When Boozoo Chavis returned to zydeco in the early 1980s, his hard-driving button accordion style appealed to young fans who hadn’t been interested in their parents’ sleepy two-steps and waltzes. Then some young members of the Broussard clan in Lawtell formed a band that combined a Boozoo-style accordion with ’60s soul-style vocals and steps, and [...]