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Genre:
Cajun
Release Date: 07/11/2000
This is the 2000 debut CD by the
Cajun band
Charivari. The band's name is a reference to a tradition in
Cajun culture in which celebrants throw a big party for the bride and groom on the night of their wedding. Their attendance is requested, but not required -- but dancing is; thus it is appropriate that the name of this CD is
I Want to Dance With You. Dancing is an integral part of the
Cajun culture, a pastime enjoyed by the youngest to the oldest members of the community.
Charivari plays the music one might hear at such a wedding party or the Saturday fais do do. There are
waltzes and two steps, sad
ballads, and happy fiddle tunes. On this CD there is some
traditional music, such as the title cut and
"Jolie Bassette," but most of the material is written by bandmembers
Randy Vidrine and
Mitchell Reed. Put on
"The Monkey and the Fiddle" and find someone who wants to dance with you.
~Rose of Sharon Witmer, All Music Guide
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