Boogalusa December Sunday 6th at the Coast
What a fantastic band to follow the Paul Rose band at Coast . It was always going to be a difficult act to follow but this band has to be seen to believed , again it will be free so come early ! bar opens at 6/30pm Boogalusa kick of at 7pm see you all there Coast is DD11 1HT for all you SatNav or GoogleMap users...
BOOGALUSA - Cajun, Zydeco Formed in 1989, Boogalusa are well known Nationally for their sheer energy and danceability. With a backbone of Cajun & Zydeco rhythm, the band mix reggae, African, Irish and even Ska to create a unique sound which has taken them the length and breadth of the country and into Europe with festivals in France and Holland. Other festival appearances include T In The Park, Celtic Connections & Mayfest, to name but a few. TV and radio appearances include the Big Breakfast, Pebble Mill, & BBC Live, as well as Radio One, Radio Five and several live shows for Radio Scotland.
Quote “The one band I'd get if I wanted everybody dancing” - Alfie, Smokie Blues Fest organiser. DD11 1HT
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Origins of Cajun music.
French Music in the Southwest of Louisiana
Cajun,Creole,Zydeco.
Blended European,African, and Amerindian qualities.
Acadians came to Louisiana 1764 after their expulsion from Acadia Nova Scotia in Canada
In the 19th Century it was transformed by new influences, African Rhythms and BLUES,
Some fiddle tunes came from Anglo American sources - Sady Courville starting back in 1927 continued an even older Cajun tradition that antedates the introduction of the Accordion in the old fiddle style, where one fiddle leads and the other provides rhythm accompaniment.
The Accordion was brought to Louisiana by a German immigrant in the 19th century 1925
The Accordion was tuned into C and D. Cajun music found an instrument which carried well over noisy dance floors.
Music of Creole culture drew on French Tradition as Cajun music but added to that African music, Caribbean melodies of the BLUES from the Slaves who settled in Louisiana after being freed.
Today’s Zydeco bands are products of the Creole People of Southwest Louisiana. By the mid 30’s the accordion was vanishing from the bands of Southwest Louisiana turning to bluegrass in Americanized style. After World War Two the German Accordion once again became available and is now well established at the front of the Cajun bands - music of the Rural Southwest of Louisiana blended with the BLUES and r&b and creating a new musical gender that aquired the name Zydeco.
Summary.
No matter what your taste in music, no one can deny the passion and musical rhythm of Cajun music - I defy anyone who hears it not to want to dance!