Buckwheat Zydeco – Essential Recordings: Let the Good Times Roll CD

Part of Rounder Records’ Perfect 10 Series… From Lafayette, LA, Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural has taken the Creole zydeco sound to audiences around the world. Tom Moon, in 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, selected these Grammy-nominated recordings as Buckwheat’s best. “When they hit the sweet spot it’s the musical equivalent of a high-revving big rig that’s just discovered a previously untapped cruising gear. And intends to roll that way all night. Released in 2008, 10 tracks.