Cajun Conja
by BeauSoleil
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1991
- Label: Rhino
- Country: United States
- Length: 47:46
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Cajun Conja' brought BeauSoleil wider national acclaim in the United States, with Richard Thompson adding electric guitar to several tracks. The programme ranges from the historical title piece Conja (New Orleans 1786) to Tasso/McGee's Reel, the band's salute to fiddler Dennis McGee.
Genres
Descriptors: dance, rhythmic, melodic, traditional, acoustic
Tracklist
- Sophie (3:08)
- Tortue Perdue (3:08)
- Conja (New Orleans 1786) (5:15)
- Vieux Crowley (4:41)
- Sur Le Pont De Lyon (On the Bridge of Lyon) (5:10)
- Cajun Telephone Stomp (4:18)
- La Nuit De Clifton Chenier (Clifton's Night) (3:45)
- Le Reel De Nez Pique (1:52)
- 'Ti Monde (4:28)
- Le Chanky-Chank Francais (3:40)
- La Valse De La Poussiere (4:16)
- Tasso / McGee's Reel (4:02)
Credits
- Jimmy Breaux - accordion [acadian accordions], arranged by, accordion
- David Doucet - acoustic guitar, vocals, arranged by, vocal
- Tommy Comeaux - bass, mandolin, arranged by, bass guest mandolin
- Tommy Alesi - drums, arranged by, membranophone
- Richard Thompson - electric guitar, guest [very special guest]
- Billy Ware - percussion, arranged by, membranophone percussion
- Ted Myers - project manager [project assistance]
- Bob Dawson - engineer [mixing engineer], mix
- Steve Himelfarb - engineer [recording engineer], engineer
- David Glasser - mastered by, mastering
- Geoff Gans - art direction
- The Herschel Freeman Agency - booking
- Brigid Pearson - design
- Sharon Arms Doucet - liner notes [transcriptions & translations]
- Philip Gould - photography by [band photo]
- Ed Colver - photography by [cover photo]
- Traditional - written-by