Author: Zachary Richard

Release Date: 06-03-2007

Details: Product Description 2007 release by the legendary Louisiana-based singer/songwriter. The first seed of this album was a collaboration with French superstar Francis Cabrel of the song "La promesse cassée" (The Broken Promise). The artists' royalties from the song go to aiding New Orleans musicians impacted by the Hurricane Katrina. Richard presents a collection of strongly felt lyrics and powerful melodies & affirms his social commitment. "La ballade de DL 8-153" draws attention to the plight of the beluga whales of the Saint Laurence (whales-online.net). "O, Jésus" deals with the genocide in Rwanda. The writer's royalties of this song are dedicated to Mobilisation Les Enfants du Monde (www.mem-international.org), to improve the condition of African children. "La Ballade de Jackie Vautour", first recorded in 1978, pays homage to the courage & tenacity of a man who resists government efforts to expropriate him from his land in what is the middle of the Canadian national park, Kouchibouguac. Amazon.ca An album like "an amulet that brings love and courage and light in the dark." It is Zachary Richard through and through: grave, but a fighter; clear-sighted, yet still full of hope. The thing is, Zachary is not in the mood to laugh. How can one laugh after Katrina, the hurricane that ravaged Louisiana, his country that he celebrates in the superb "promesse cassée," written and performed with Francis Cabrel? How can one laugh after the Rwandan genocide ("Ô Jésus")? How can one laugh in the face of the threats weighing on our planet ("La Ballade de DL-8-153")? Lumière dans le noir is also an incantation to the future, delivered with that unique voice and that intense gaze that reaches beyond trends, beyond the century. And then there are, of course, always the Cajun rhythms and the mythical stories ("Île dernière," "La Ballade de François Paradis") that this atypical American never ceases to tell in order to keep his language, the French of America, alive. --Pascale Millot

UPC: 064027237320

EAN: 0064027237320

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood