Reviews
L'Aurore
You could think of this as a good dance hall disc, a souvenir of a summer's night spent in the...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
What If
With its searingly fast tempo and hard-swinging arrangement, ‘Cavebop’ sets the bar high for What If, which is perhaps the...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Cajun Accordion Kings (and the Queen)
Valcour Records is run by Joel Savoy – of the celebrated Savoy Family Cajun Band – and he does a...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Ranky Tanky
Ranky Tanky are a quintet from South Carolina who have quite a professional pedigree behind them: vocalist Quiana Parler has...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Tempo Dos Mestres
Brazilian classical guitarist Fabiano Do Nascimento released his superb debut album Dança do Tempos (Dance of Time) in 2015. On...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
The Following Mountain
For those Amidon fans still swooning over the gentle folksiness of his previous five albums, The Following Mountain may come...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
For One Touch
Jure Tori is one of Slovenia's most celebrated accordionists, known for hopping with enviable ease between jazz, classical, Gypsy and...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Independence Ska and the Far East Sound
The Skatalites' brief original existence from 1963 to 1965 surely marks them out as one of the most influential bands...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Caribbean in America 1915-1962
No niche is too specialist for France's Frémeaux label. This release contains a whopping 66 tracks. But then again, American...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Golden Boy
Watermelon Slim is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Oklahoma. He's lived a varied life, including serving in the Vietnam...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
