Released 5 May 1998 Release date 5 May 1998 | Length 65:18 | |
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Similar The Rough Guide to the Music, African Blues, The Rough Guide to Native A, The Rough Guide to World Mu, The Rough Guide to English R | ||
The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco is a compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album features the cajun and zydeco genres of Louisiana in roughly equal measures. Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, compiled and produced the album. This was the first of two similarly named compilations: the second edition was released in 2011.
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Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg lamented the exclusion of Boozoo Chavis and Beau Jocque, but still called it "enjoyable in the right ways". Michaelangelo Matos of the Chicago Reader claimed the release almost "converted" him to the genres, comparing it with Disc 3 of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.
Songs
1One Step at a TimeClifton Chenier4:26
2Zydeco BoogalooBuckwheat Zydeco3:56
3Balfa WaltzDavid Doucet3:50