Zachary Richard

Singer (interprets, author, type-setter) American French-speaking person of the Louisiana. Its repertory covers the musical inheritance Cajun (or cadien , i.e. Acadien of Louisiana). It was born with Lafayette in Louisiana the September 8th 1950, remote going down from the deportees Acadie NS like much of cajuns.

Famous in the French-speaking world, in particular in North America, it is one of the last representatives of the culture Francophone in Louisiana: the French-speaking people account for nothing any more but 7% of the Louisianian population, primarily of the elderly.

Since 1976 it recorded several French albums and some in English. The album which was greatest popular success was launched in 1994 under the title of " Cape enragé".

He is founding member of Action Cadienne, organization dedicated to protection and the promotion of the French language in Louisiana.

Discography (Albums)

1976 - Bayou of the Mysteries
1977 - Fatty Tuesday
1977 - Migration
1979 - Let us dance
1980 - Live in Montreal
1981 - Wind of Summer
1984 - Zack Attack
1986 - Looking Back
1988 - Zack' S Bon Tone
1988 - Wind of summer
1989 - Fatty Tuesday Mambo
1990 - Women in the Room
1992 - Snake Bite Coils
1997 - Cape Enragé
1999 - To work It is Trop Hard: Anthology 1976-1999
1999 - faithful Heart
2000 - Silver Jubilee: The Best off Zachary Richard 1978-1998
2007 - Light in the black

Honors

1993 - Price Champlain

External bonds

official Internet site
MTV.com - Zachary Richard discography

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