Let the Good Times Roll
Let the good times roll - or Laissez les bon temps roule......seems to be the instant opener for much thinking about Cajun and Zydeco music globally. And who can deny it. This is music that has funk at its heart and a spirit both irrepressible and deeply engrained. I come from the blues end of the business after many years working as an international music journalist with diverse titles, both online and print, across three continents from New York, UK, much of Europe and Australia. But, and it's a big but, I've always enjoyed and loved that bouncy beat and demanding froth provided by and central to Cajun and Zydeco music. Looking around, it seems there is no magazine or title that concentrates and covers this wonderful traditional music. And it's clearly time that was addressed. Sam Cooke, a pioneering soul-bluesman said it long ago, referring to a pressing social theme. His words remain pertinent and relevant to this, the here and now: 'Change is gonna come.' The...