Two step heaven is presented here in the from of two documentaries by Robert Mugge.
The first one, Zydeco Crossroads is the story of a Philly, PA public radio station going down into the deep south of Louisiana in order to find “new” music to bring back home for a festival. Davide Dye ends up falling in love with the earthy and festive music of stars like Buckwheat Zydeco and CJ Chenier, but even more endearing are the undiscovered locals who bring home cooked sounds to the film. Artists like Nathan Carrier, Soul Creole, Vasti Jackson and Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr get the couples on their feet and on the floor in some of the sweatiest juke joints you’ll ever come across. Between the servings of food, interviews and lessons on the squeeze box, you’ll want to head on down to Lafayette for some of the bluesiest sounds around.
The Kingdom of Zydeco is a friendly competition between two local artists who are fighting for the crown to be 
the heir apparent of the legendary Clifton Chenier. Beau Jocque and Boozoo Chavis head off face to face to see who can squeeze more air out of their boxes while the pulsating bass and snappy drums make you beg for turtle soup and fried everything. A couple local interviews add to the homespun joy here, but more than anything else, you’re going to get reacquainted with a style of music that is grossly underappreciated in the Northern States.
Recorded at Daptone Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the band Antibalas is captured on a four song collection of funky Afrobeat sounds. The team of Duke AMayo/voc, Martin Perna/bari, Marcus Farrar/perc, Marcos Garcia/g, Victor Axelrod/key, Nikhil Pyerawadekar/g-b, Miles Arntzen/dr, Jordan McLean/tp, Stuart Bogie/ts, Aaron Johnson/tb and Luke O’Malley/g nap and sizzle on pieces like “Dirty Money” and The Ratcatcher.” Amayo’s vocals are earthy and fervent, and the horn section sounds like a STAX session moved to The Congo. Sweaty and fierce!
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