Various Artists, Music from the Zydeco Kingdom - 1h 7m 47s

Tracks & Durations

1. Amede Ardoin - Two Step De Eunice1929	3:16
2. Jeffery Broussard Zydeco Force - Broken Hearted1995	4:20
3. John Delafose - Tu M'as Fait Brailler1992	2:51
4. Ambrose Sam - Oh Yes, I'm Going Away1983	2:41
5. Clifton Chenier - Grand Prix1977	3:08
6. Keith Frank - Bernadette C'est Ma 'Tit Creole1995	2:34
7. Boozoo Chavis - Grand Mary's Two Step1993	2:58
8. Queen Ida - La Femme De Doight1986	3:17
9. Little Latour's Sulphur Playboys - C-Key Blues1968	2:52
10. Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Down Home Blues1995	3:58
11. Les Freres Carrieres - Zydeco A Carriere1977	1:20
12. Rockin' Dopsie - Dopsie's Cajun Stomp1989	3:26
13. Nathan Williams - Everything On The Hog1989	4:09
14. Buckwheat Zydeco - Hot Tamale Baby1985	4:42
15. Clifton Chenier - Cher Catin1972	3:32
16. Rosie Ledet - I'm Gonna Take Care Of Your Dog1995	3:18
17. Beau Jocque - Give Him Cornbread1993	7:54
18. Canray Fontenot & Bois Sec Ardoin - Hack A 'Tit Moreau1989	3:44
19. Chris Ardoin - Ardoin Two Step1997	3:36

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Review

This excellent introduction to the bluesy, accordion-driven world of Louisiana zydeco was compiled by Michael Tisserand, author of an equally admirable book on the subject titled The Kingdom of Zydeco. Selections range from the early ragged-but-revolutionary fiddle and accordion duets of the Carriere brothers and the duet of Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec Ardoin to such third-generation reinvigorators as Zydeco Force and Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'. Always more about the dance hall than the recording studio, zydeco greats such as Clifton Chenier (and his son C.J.), Queen Ida, and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas made music concerning such everyday concerns as edible hog parts, broken hearts, and the many varieties of Saturday-night fever. Even with a pop sensibility as refined as Clifton Chenier's or Beau Jocque's, though, it's all about rhythm, and this compilation practically quakes with it. --Richard Gehr

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