Maison de Soul

Maison de Soul
Founded1974 (1974)
FounderFloyd Soileau
Genre
  • Zydeco
  • blues
  • New Orleans R&B
Country of originU.S.
LocationVille Platte, Louisiana
Official websitewww.flattownmusic.com

Maison de Soul is a Louisiana-based Zydeco and blues record label.[1] It was founded in 1974 in Ville Platte, Louisiana by Floyd Soileau and remains under his ownership. It is one of four record labels under Soileau's Flat Town Music Company umbrella, and combined the Flat Town labels make up "the largest body of Cajun, zydeco, and swamp music in the world".[2] Living Blues magazine has called Maison de Soul "the country's foremost zydeco label".[3]

  1. ^ Schreiber, Norman (1992). The Ultimate Guide to Independent Record Labels and Artists. New York: Pharos Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-88687-687-7.
  2. ^ Hannusch, Jeff (March 14, 1992). "Labels, Studios Are At Home In 'The Big Easy'". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 11. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Tighe, James (July–August 1991). "The House of Zydeco: Floyd Soileau and Maison de Soul". Living Blues. Vol. 22, no. 4. Oxford, Mississippi: Center for the Study of Southern Culture. pp. 23–26. ISSN 0024-5232.