American Routes Live: Festival International de Louisiane 2017
This holiday weekend American Routes boogies down to bayou country to catch live music at Festival International, a showcase of French music from southwest Louisiana and the wider Francophone world along with blues, Chicano nouveau and swamp pop. For the 31st annual festival, we hear female Cajun supergroup Bonsoir, Catin tear up the stage; bluesman Corey Harris ring out the Mississippi Delta’s West African roots; and blue-eyed soul from swamp pop legends Johnnie Allan, T.K. Hulin, and G.G. Shinn. Plus, accordionist CJ Chenier, son of Clifton Chenier, proves he is carrying on the king of zydeco’s royal bloodline. Las Cafeteras from East Los Angeles give us a taste of Veracruz’s Afro-Latin jarocho music, including the folk-turned-pop song “La Bamba.” And Texas singer, fiddler, and accordionist Cedric Watson adds Caribbean and Latin flavors to his homegrown Creole sound.
HOUR ONE
Sista Rose Corey Harris
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Open Bed: Cher Minoux Bonsoir, Catin
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44 Blues Corey Harris
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Big Road Blues Corey Harris
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Instrumental: Revelation Two-Step Bonsoir, Catin
Light the Stars, Valcour Records
SEGMENT: Bonsoir, Catin
The Squirrel Song Bonsoir, Catin
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017,
L'delaissée Bonsoir, Catin
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017,
Tit Angé Bonsoir, Catin
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All Night Long Bonsoir, Catin
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017,
Instrumental: Let the Good Times Roll The Revelers
The Revelers Play the Swamp Pop Classics, Vol. 1, The Revelers
I Can't Stand the Rain Gregg Martinez and the Delta Kings
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017,
Promised Land Johnnie Allan
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I Got Loaded T.K. Hulin
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017,
Something Is Wrong with My Baby GG Shin
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017,
End bed: Firebird Blues Sonny Landreth
Bound By the Blues, Provogue Records
HOUR TWO
Open bed: Eunice Two-Step C.J. Chenier
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My Name is C.J. Chenier C.J. Chenier
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I Got a Woman C.J. Chenier
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SEGMENT: C.J. Chenier
Zydeco Party C.J. Chenier
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Instrumental: unknown cumbia Cedric Watson et Karnival Kreyol
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Midland Two-Step Cedric Watson et Karnival Kreyol
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Mange Creole Cedric Watson et Karnival Kreyol
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Instrumental: A Si Paré Don Vappie
Banjo A la Creole, Vappielle
La Morena Las Cafeteras
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017 ,
This Land is Your Land Las Cafeteras
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017 ,
La Bamba Las Cafeteras
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Closing Bed: I'm Coming Home C.J. Chenier
American Routes recording live at Festival International 2017 ,