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The Boogaloo Swamis - Cajun Zydeco band we travel to MA NH RI VT ME NJ NY and CT playing in Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont New Jersey New York and Connecticut The Boogaloo Swamis gather their roots in the swamps of the Louisiana bayou. Their Cajun and Zydeco music has brought them critical acclaim.
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Boogaloo Swamis: live at Passim Coffeehouse / from the Boston Phoenix Now that the temperate solo troubadours dominate the coffeehouse market, it's easy to forget the days when folk basements often showcased a more rambunctious pack of performers. The old Club 47 offered a grab bag of quasi-folk noisemakers from the Charles River Valley Boys to visiting blues brawlers like Muddy Waters and Junior Wells. But thanks to a well hyped acoustic-music renaissance, local concert moguls have been steadily luring away both high-priced ensembles and seasoned folkie stars, leaving the coffeehouses with a dwindling pool of quality singer-songwriters. In an admirable attempt to stalk some new game, the Passim promoters tossed in a wild card by booking the Boogaloo Swamis, a five piece band of local eclectics ostensibly dispensing Cajun and zydeco dance music. Less selective than native Louisiana purveyors of those styles, like Beausoliel and Queen Ida, the BOOGALOO SWAMIS spliced in enough blues rave-ups and plain rock and roll to re-create the Cambridge make-shift-dropout mode of Kweskin's Jug Band and the Holy Modal Rounders.
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The Boogaloo Swamis Play Foot Stompin' Music |
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THE BOOGALOO SWAMIS 2007
2/2/07 - Mardi Gras Party - Boston MA / private
Boston Zydeco band Boston Cajun band Boston. Mickey Bones zydeco dance band playing Cajun band MA and Zydeco band MA The Boogaloo Swamis started playing in 1983 and were the first regional band in New England to play Cajun Band music and zydeco band music. |
