Beausoleil – The Best Of Beausoleil / Arhoolie CD-458

Description

CD 458

BeauSoleil is the premiere Cajun band in America today. Featuring the fiddle playing of Michael Doucet, Beausoleil combines innovative contemporary sounds with traditional sounds deeply steeped in the styles of their native Louisiana. Michael Doucet and Arhoolie producer, Chris Strachwitz have handpicked their favorite sides from previous BeauSoleil bestsellers for this eagerly awaited collection.

1. Parlez-Nous A Boire
2. Tous Les Deux Pour La Meme
3. J’ai Ete Au Zydeco
4. Voyage Au Mariage
5. Courtableau
6. La Valse Des Jonglemonts
7. Mercredi Soir Passe
8. Grand Mallet
9. Bee’s Blues
10. Shoo, Black
11. Leger’s Chase (The Mardi Gras Song)
12. Je Veux Me Marier
13. Valse De Grand Meche
14. Joe Pitre’s So Bad
15. Creole French Blues
16. Chanson D’acadie
17. Le Bozo Two-Step
18. Si J’aurais Des Ailes
19. Chez Varise Connor
20. La Chanson De Cinquante Sous
21. La Valse Du Vacher
22. Hot Chili Mama

REVIEW

“Excelling both at ethnomusicology and cold-beer and crawdads-mixology, Beausoleil is also the single biggest reason why people all over the world know about Cajun music.”

(Stereophile)