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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 by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Mi Camino Flamenco

Mi Camino Flamenco

Paco El Lobo

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

This is pretty much a solo disc: the versatile Paco ‘El Lobo’ (The Wolf) sings, plays guitar, pummels cajón percussion...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Janus

Janus

Spakka-Neapolis 55

Soulfingers Production

Rating: ★★★

Fiddler Antonio Fraioli and singer Monica Pinto established their reputation with Spaccanapoli, whose debut Lost Souls was published on Real...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa 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 by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of The Rough Guide to Bhangra

The Rough Guide to Bhangra

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

Bhangra is the dance music rooted in the distinctive loping rhythm of the dhol drum, which sprung from Birmingham's Punjabi...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Juan Zou De Ren (He Who Travels Far)

Juan Zou De Ren (He Who Travels Far)

Hanggai

Top of the World

World Connection

Rating: ★★★★

The second album from Hanggai, the Beijing-based Mongolian folk-rock band, pioneers of the ‘China-grass’ scene, sees them coming of age....

Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of United States of Africa

United States of Africa

Luciano

VP Records

Rating: ★★★

For over 15 years, Luciano (aka Jepther McClymont) has been the most consistent roots singer in Jamaica, releasing a steady...

Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Dog With A Rope

Dog With A Rope

Quantic Presenta: Flowering Inferno

Top of the World

Tru Thoughts

Rating: ★★★★

He might be plain old Will Holland to the authorities, but the man known as Quantic has burned his stage...

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of Zoot!

Zoot!

The Grass Mountain Hobos

Grass Mountain Hobos

Rating: ★★

The prose of their website links this new sextet from Prince Edward Island with ‘a time when pleasure usurped profession...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of El Rey: A Man and His Music

El Rey: A Man and His Music

Tito Puente

Top of the World

Fania

Rating: ★★★★★

To test-drive this new retrospective of Tito Puente's long relationship with Fania's sister Tico label, crank up the first track...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

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