King Cake

Louisiana roots artist Lisa Haley imbues her special brand of zydeco with a hard-swinging bluesy feel, punching up the instrumentation and production so the folk form packs the same wallop as modern rock and R&B. The 2007 Grammy-nominated KING CAKE is one of Haley's finest offerings, and is packed with the artist's dazzling fiddle work and original tunes (she makes exception for a Mardi Gras traditional and Boozoo Chavis's "Paper in My Shoe"). The performances crackle with in-your-face energy, and provide an answer to anyone who dismisses zydeco as quaint and "old-timey."

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