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| Various Artists |
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| BeauSoleil: Madame Bozo; Eddie LeJeune: The Advice I Took; The Magnolia Sisters: La Fleur De La Jeunesse; Jo-El Sonnier, Basin Brothers, others. |
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| 1 La Jalouserie (Jealousy) - Daigrepont, Bruce |
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| 2 Evangeline Special - Sonnier, Jo-El |
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| 3 Les Conseils J'Ai Écouté [The Advice I Took] - LeJeune, Eddie |
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| 4 La Femme Que J'Ai Jamais Oubilée [The Woman I Never Forgot] - Charivari |
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| 5 Elle Savait Pas J'Etais Marié [She Didn't Know I Was Married] - Menard, D.L. |
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| 6 La Porte d'en Arriére [The Back Door] - Newman, Jimmy C. & Cajun Country |
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| 7 Opelousas Sostan [Sostan from Opelousas] - Mamou |
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| 8 Au Bout de Chemin [At the End of the Road] - Bluerunners |
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| 9 Pine Grove Blues - Sonnier, Jo-El |
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| 10 Madame Bozo [Mrs. Bozo] - BeauSoleil |
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| 11 Dans la Louisiane [In Louisiana] - Berard, Al & The Basin Brothers |
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| 12 Grand Mamou [Big Mamou] - Coteau |
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| 13 La Fleur de la Jeunesse [The Flower of Youth] - Magnolia Sisters |
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| 14 Les Barres de la Prison [The Prison Bars] - Granger, Courtney |
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| 15 J'Ai Vu le Loup, le Renard et la Belette [I Saw the Wolf, The Fox And] - Balfa Toujours |
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| 16 Jolie Blon [Pretty Blonde] - Richard, Zachary |
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| 17 Je M'Ennuie de Toi [I'm Lonesome for You] - Collett, Danny |
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| 18 Tes Parents Veulent Plus Me Voir [Your Parents Don't Want to See Me] - Riley, Steve [1] & the Mamou Playboys |
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| 19 Valse de Opelousas [Opelousas Waltz] - Delafose, Geno |
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Album Review
An installment of Rounder's 30th anniversary celebration, this album showcases the best of Cajun music available on the label since the beginning. This album, like its zydeco counterpart, attempts to cover all of the major aspects of Cajun music over the course of the track listings. Here, the time line stretches from the very beginnings of Cajun with a cover of Amédé Ardoin's old work by Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie, up to the present day in the Bluerunners' rock-informed sound, with all points in between touched upon. The fusion of Coteau provides a nice halfway point, with a deep influence of country thrown in, and the next group featuring Michael Doucet, Beausoleil, is also featured with an even higher step of fusion, with electric guitars working their way in. Where necessary, the accordions play a stunning bit of work, and the fiddles stay in the rhythmic accompaniment section. Where necessary again, the vocals take a strong stance in front of the instrument lines. All of the greats of contemporary Cajun music are represented with a song or two, and all of the styles that have come and gone over the history of Cajun are represented by an artist or two. As far as introductions to the genre are concerned, this album is certainly a worthwhile pick. For someone already acquainted with Cajun music, the album may perhaps be better passed up in favor of single-artist albums by the artists on the compilation for further breadth. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
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