The Best of Louisiana Music [Rounder]

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  • Release Date: 05/06/1993
  • Sales Rank: 37,382
  • Label: ROUNDER / UMGD
  • UPC: 011661850828

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The Best of Louisiana Music [Rounder]

1LISTENBon Temps Rouler / Beausoleil 3:50
2LISTENI Never Fool Nobody But Me / Irma Thomas 4:15
3LISTENLook-Ka Py Py / The Meters 3:19
4LISTENYour Mama Don't Know / Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas 4:46
5LISTENIf You're a Viper / Rebirth Brass Band previously unreleased 3:35
6LISTENLes Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames of Hell) / Eddie LeJeune 3:46
7LISTENBig Chief, Pt. 1 / Professor Longhair 2:25
8LISTENMojo Hannah / Aaron Neville 4:33
9LISTENJ'Aurais du T'Aimer (I Should Have Loved You) / Jimmy C. Newman 2:32
10LISTENCarnival Time / Bo Dollis 2:44
11LISTENImitation of Love / Johnny Adams 4:32
12LISTENOpelousas Sostan / Mamou 2:30
13LISTENMeet Me With Your Black Drawers On / Chuck Carbo 5:30
14LISTENHot Tamale Baby / Buckwheat Zydeco 4:44
15LISTENMardi Gras in New Orleans / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 5:29
16LISTENSo Swell When You're Well / James Booker 3:07
17LISTENStreet Talk / Bo Dollis 3:46
18LISTENBlues du Saoulard (Drunkard's Blues) / Steve Riley 3:26
19LISTENWatch That Dog / John Delafose 3:15

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Louisiana music has been one of Rounder's strong points in the 1980s and 1990s -- not only zydeco and Cajun music, but also soul, blues, jazz, and rock. In 1993, the Boston-area label opened its own vaults to assemble The Best of Louisiana Music, which isn't essential, but is enjoyable on the whole. Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas' "Your Mama Don't Know" and Buckwheat Zydeco's "Hot Tamale Baby" are fine examples of exuberant zydeco party music, while Aaron Neville's "Mojo Hannah," the Meters' "Look-Ka Py Py," and Irma Thomas' "I Never Fool Nobody But Me" remind listeners that Louisiana was never lacking when it came to talented soulsters. On the Dixieland tip, "If You're a Viper" finds the Rebirth Brass Band reviving a 1930s tune that paid tribute to marijuana smokers. ("Viper" was 1930s African-American slang for those who were subsequently called "potheads.") This CD is far from the last word on Louisiana music, but it does let listeners know how much exciting music they're likely to hear during Mardi Gras. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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