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Review of Cesaria Evora &…

Cesaria Evora &…

Cesaria Evora

Sony Music

Rating: ★★★★

The 19 duets on this compilation cover almost 20 years, and offer both a wonderful retrospectiveof Cesaria’s career and something...

Reviewed in issue March/2011

Review of Actitud Calle

Actitud Calle

Los de Abajo

Wrasse Records

Rating: ★★★

With a Banksy-style graphic on the cover, a photo from the commemorative marchofthe 40th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Friends: The Black Ark Years

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Friends: The Black Ark Years

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Trojan

Rating: ★★★★

When Trojan Records became part of the giant Universal Music, reggae collectors might well have feared that the previous stream...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of What Makes Bob Holler

What Makes Bob Holler

Hot Club Of Cowtown

Top of the World

Proper Records

Rating: ★★★★

There can be few outfits whose name describes their modus operandi quite as fittingly as Hot Club Of Cowtown. If...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Celilo Falls

Celilo Falls

Rachel Harrington

Skinny Dennis Records

Rating: ★★★★

Born in a small town in Oregon, a child of the Pacific Northwest whose Pentecostal family traces its lineage back...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Legacy

Legacy

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

Top of the World

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★★

‘Authentic’ is one of those overused terms that doesn't always carry the gravitas it deserves. So, trust me, when I...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Western Country

Western Country

Caleb Klauder

West Sound Records

Rating: ★★★★

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Caleb Klauder is singer and mandolin player with the highly successful Foghorn String Band. This is...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience

Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Nascente

Rating: ★★★★

If you need some¬one to compile a co mpilation o f hen’s-teeth-rare funk grooves from 1 970s Latin America, there’s...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011

Review of En Couleurs

En Couleurs

Feufollet

Top of the World

Feufollet Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The Louisianan twenty-somethings in Feufollet were raised on Cajun music, and have showcased their respect for tradition and their considerable...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Salsa Explosion: The Salsa Revolution 1969-1984

Salsa Explosion: The Salsa Revolution 1969-1984

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Fania/Strut Records

Rating: ★★★★

There are so many Latin compilations available these days that it almost warrants a separate tab on confused.com. But never...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010

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