Music
Dora and the Zydeco Badboyz, Finger Snappin’ 2 Steppin’ (Zydeco Gumbo)
It’s not easy tackling something later in life as Texas-bred Dora Jenkins did a few years back when she took to zydeco. But compared to her yearling debut, one would […]
Various Artists, Buffalo Jambalaya 2004 (Buffalo Jambalaya)
Since 1997, the non-profit Baltimore Folk Music Society has offered the best deal anywhere with their annual Buffalo Jambalaya camp: four, fun-filled days of dancing delirium in a bucolic setting […]
Moise and Alida Viator with Eh, La-Bas!, Creole Fusion (Independent)
Moise and Alida Viator’s previous offering, 2003’s Mermaids of the Canary, left a sizable sonic footprint with their coverage of New Orleans Creole jazz that extended to its Caribbean genesis. […]
T-Broussard and the Zydeco Steppers, Knock Knock (Soulwood)
Three years ago T-Broussard released Git It On Git it On, a respectable outing produced by his cousin, zydeco monster Keith Frank. The inside story was that ‘T’ had been […]
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Live in Louisiana (Way Down in Louisiana)
It’s hard to believe that 2006 marks BeauSoleil’s 30th year as worldwide ambassadors of Cajun music. What’s even harder to fathom is that out of their sizable discography, which encompasses […]
L’Angelus, Ca C’est Bon! (Cajun)
Thank God for brutal North Dakota winters. Because of them, Linda Rees taught her bayou-transplanted progeny, Paige, Katie, John and Stephen to sing and play music. Obviously she taught them […]
Thomas “”Big Hat”” Fields, Foot Stompin’ Zydeco (Mardi Gras)
The zydeco ascendancy of Thomas Fields has to be one of the most amazing stories ever told. While most z-practitioners were weaned on zydeco, Fields started from ground zero at […]
Donna Angelle & the Zydeco Posse, Workin’ It (MTE)
Donna Angelle first caught the public’s eye in 1998 with “Old Man’s Sweetheart,” an ode to Boozoo Chavis that summarized the older man’s perceived desirability with the knockout punch line, […]
Drew Landry and the Dirty Cajuns, Tailgaten Relief & Hurricane Companion EP (Independent)
With all the natural catastrophes, horrific tragedies and political bungling plaguing Louisiana over the past several months, it’s a wonder there aren’t more than sonic commentaries crawling out of the […]
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Hang It High, Hang It Low (Rounder)
Anyway you look at it, there’s only one conclusion when it comes to Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas: they are still one of zydeco’s premier bands, raising the bar […]
