This is Michael Mixerr. Today I am going to review Lil Brian & The Zydeco Travelers - Funky Nation (2000).
Funky Nation is the most innovative Zydeco music album from the year 2000. This album marks the first album to be released on Buckwheat Zydeco's own Tomorrow Recordings label. The album itself is truly incredible. Fans of Zydeco music will appreciate this album for years to come. Funky Nation is Z-Funk (Creole zydeco) with an irresistible twist provided by vocals that are harmonic and rich in nature. Also the ballads are sultry. This Z-Funk album has an organic feel. Harmonic and organic are two words that best describe this album. Think Zydeco with an H-Town sound. Z-Funk is truly organic.
The title track pays homage and tribute to Zydeco music with a combination of Z-Funk. Some H-Town sound has been incorporated into the title track where we can hear Lil Brian plays a mean accordion. Lil Brian represents Barrett Station, Texas to the fullest on this song. Homage has been paid to funk. Funk is truly compelling.
Zydeco music meets dancehall here and on the song Get Up On That Zydeco. It's a dance song. Funk meets dance and Zydeco right here. Get Up On That Zydeco is provided by vocals that are harmonic and rich in nature. Get Up On That Zydeco has an organic feel. The Hammond B3 organ helps give off a funky vibe.
Lil Brian brings out the inner demons that haunt everyday on Question. He gets into deep dark thought in Question. People spend all lives searching for a ray of hope for a peace of mind. The song gets very real on the middle near the chorus verse. Lil Brian gets intuitive by getting into deep thought. There is a question deep inside your heart that puts your mind in thought.
Take the first verse for instance.:
You've been searching all your life to find
A ray of hope
Some kind of peace of mind
Something that would truly make you feel
Like your life is really, really real
Along with the chorus.:
There's a question
Deep inside your heart
There's a question
I rate this album, Funky Nation, 5/5*****!
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