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Cajun
Release Date: 11/19/2002
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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