Turn this tune on for teleportation. The moment you press play on this recording of “Blind Uncle” Gaspard you’ll hear a blanket of static surrounding his voice. Close your eyes and this noise becomes the humid air of the bayou. The fuzz and crackle transforms into the buzzing of cicadas with deep bellied frogs croaking underneath moon glossed water. The man at the center, sightless but mightily powerful in voice and guitar strums, will beckon you deeper into this world far away and nearly a century ago. To continue your journey pick up the whole collection of long lost Cajun/Creole 78 rpm disc recordings entitled, Let Me Play This For You: Rare Cajun Recordings on Tompkins Square.

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