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- Date Released: February 27, 1996
- Genre: International
- Style: Cajun/ Zydeco
- Label: Arhoolie Records / IODA
It's la-la, not zydeco! Two Creole music giants made a landmark album.
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We Say...
Accordionist Ardoin (Amédé's cousin) and fiddler Fontenot (who broke in playing with Amédé), first worked together in 1948, and continued off and on until Fontenot's 1995 death. They were the leading proponents of Creole music, also known as "la la," when they cut the first 16 sides here for a landmark album following their appearance at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival. Though adamant that their music — featuring more or less equal interplay between the two instruments — was not zydeco, they gave the form much of its repertoire and spirit. The "sort of" blues "Bon Soir Moreau," with Canray's fiddle squalling like a baby, was their calling card. His career overview Louisiana Hot Sauce, Creole Style is a delightful companion piece.
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They Say...
The superb La Musique Creole is most notable for its inclusion of the rare 1966 Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot LP Les Blues du Bayou, the record cut in the wake of the duo's triumphant appearance at that year's Newport Folk Festival. Long renowned as among the finest Creole records ever made, its 16 tracks capture Ardoin and Fontenot at the peak of their powers; their interplay on cuts like "Les Blues du Voyager," "Duralde Ramble," and the bluesy instrumental "La Danse de la Misere" borders on the telepathic. The inclusion of eight tracks from a 1971 Arhoolie LP also titled La Musique Creole, as well the Ardoin Family Orchestra's previously unreleased "Ardoin Two-Step," is just the icing on the cake. A must for all Creole fans.
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| 01. |  |
Les Blues du Voyageur |
3:08 |  |
| 02. | |
Jolie Bassette |
2:23 | |
| 03. | |
Quo' Faire |
2:22 | |
| 04. | |
Le Chicot a Bois Sec |
2:18 | |
| 05. | |
Bon Soir, Moreau (Good Evening Moreau) |
2:06 | |
| 06. | |
La Robe Barr�(The Striped Dress) |
2:37 | |
| 07. | |
'tit Monde |
2:29 | |
| 08. | |
Valse a Canray |
3:16 | |
| 09. | |
La Valse de la Prison |
2:39 | |
| 10. | |
La Danse de la Misere |
1:37 | |
| 11. | |
La Valse d'Oberlin |
2:42 | |
| 12. | |
Les Haricots |
1:32 | |
| 13. | |
Fais Pas Ca! |
3:35 | |
| 14. | |
Duralde Ramble |
2:10 | |
| 15. | |
'tit Galop |
2:42 | |
| 16. | |
Allez-Vous-En |
3:52 | |
| 17. | |
Lacassine Breakdown |
2:32 | |
| 18. | |
Chere Ici, Chere la Bas |
2:32 | |
| 19. | |
Opelousas Waltz |
2:43 | |
| 20. | |
Petite et la Grosse |
2:34 | |
| 21. | |
Le Boss (Rice Farmer) |
5:22 | |
| 22. | |
Jupe Courte |
3:37 | |
| 23. | |
Jolie Catin |
2:21 | |
| 24. | |
Ardoin Two Step |
2:30 | |
| 25. | |
Home Sweet Home |
3:16 | |
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Credits
- Ardoin & Fontenot - Main Performer // Canray Fontenot - Fiddle // Canray Fontenot - Vocals // Canray Fontenot - Main Performer // Canray Fontenot - Performer // Lawrence "Black" Ardoin - Drums // Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin - Accordion // Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin - Vocals // Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin - Main Performer // Gustave Ardoin - Bass // Gustave Ardoin - Accordion // Gustave Ardoin - Vocals // Gustave Ardoin - Performer // Morris Ardoin - Performer // Isom Fontenot - Triangle // Richard K. Spottswood - Engineer // Chris Strachwitz - Producer // Chris Strachwitz - Engineer // Chris Strachwitz - Liner Notes // Chris Strachwitz - Photography // Revon J. Reed - Liner Notes // Wayne Pope - Cover Design // Michael P. Smith - Photography // Les Blank - Photography
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