Zydeco Festival - various artists

Zydeco Festival is a collection from early in the Zydeco renaissance, when many of the shining stars of the genre were just beginning their careers as serious performers. This album is a fine compilation of Zydeco in and of itself. Give it a listen for some of the rarer talents represented here, and use it as a starting point into further exploration of unique Zydeco music. Originally released in 1988, 20 tracks, including:

01- Zydeco Tous Pas Tous (Buckwheat Zydeco)
02- Blues A Bebe (Carriere Brothers)
03- I Need Some Lovin' (Terrance Simien)
04- Old Time Zydeco (Rockin' Dopsie)
05- Make It Hot (Chuck Martin)
06- Fun in Acadiana (Morris Francis)
07- Hot Tamale Baby (Clifton Chenier)
08- Broken Hearted (John Delafose)
09- You Ain't Nothin' But Fine (Rockin' Sidney)
10- You Act Sick When Your Man is Home (Boozoo Chavis)
11- Allons Danser le Zydeco (Wilfred Chevis)
12- You Used to Call Me (Clifton Chenier)
13- Take Me to the Mountain Top (Buckwheat Zydeco)
14- Shake Rattle & Roll (Rockin' Dopsie)
15- Shake Your Pants (Rockin' Sidney)
16- Deacon Jones (Boozoo Chavis)
17- Zydeco Gris Gris (Michael Doucet & Beausoleil)
18- Keep on Dancin' (Wilfred Chevis)
19- Tired of Being Alone (Clifton Chenier)
20- Reach Out (Zydeco Brothers)