Coco Robicheaux es un músico nacido en Luisiana (EE.UU.) que practica un estilo propio basado en esencia en la música espiritual norteamericana pero pasado por un filtro particular, que lo mismo suena a ese Jazz-Blues-vudú o Rythm & Blues de Nueva Orleans que al Blues más primigenio pero también con toque Soul y Pop-Rock. Tomó su nombre artístico de una leyenda popular de su tierra natal en la que un niño era criado por lobos. La música de este disco del 2005 puede recordar a ciertas grabaciones del Dr. John y también está muy bien su continuación, 'Like I Said, Yeah U Rite!' (2008) o en una onda más rockera y convencional su 'Louisiana Medicine Man' (2000). Se puede ver a Coco en una breve pero extraordinaria aparición en "acústico" en el inicio del segundo episodio de la primera temporada de la muy recomendable serie de la HBO 'Treme'. Y por cierto, hablando de la serie, es un gozada escuchar esos programas de radio que la Cadena Ser dedicó a la música de la serie.
His stage name taken from a popular Louisiana tale of a child raised by wolves Coco Robicheaux practices a style of his own based essentially on American spiritual music but passed through a personal filter, with sounds of that New Orleans Voodoo Jazz-Blues and Rythm & Blues but also primitive Blues mixed with Soul and a particular Pop-Rock. The music in this album (published in 2005) could recall some recordings by Dr. John. I'm also very fond of the follow-up, 'Like I Said, Yeah U Rite!' (2008) but if you search for a more conventional festive rockin' soul one I guess 'Louisiana Medicine Man' (2000) could be the one. Coco starred with a brief but outstanding "acoustic" performance in the beggining of first season's second episode of the fantastic HBO series 'Treme'.
His stage name taken from a popular Louisiana tale of a child raised by wolves Coco Robicheaux practices a style of his own based essentially on American spiritual music but passed through a personal filter, with sounds of that New Orleans Voodoo Jazz-Blues and Rythm & Blues but also primitive Blues mixed with Soul and a particular Pop-Rock. The music in this album (published in 2005) could recall some recordings by Dr. John. I'm also very fond of the follow-up, 'Like I Said, Yeah U Rite!' (2008) but if you search for a more conventional festive rockin' soul one I guess 'Louisiana Medicine Man' (2000) could be the one. Coco starred with a brief but outstanding "acoustic" performance in the beggining of first season's second episode of the fantastic HBO series 'Treme'.
