Reviews
Can't Sit Down
CJ Chenier is the son of the late, great Clifton Chenier, the black Louisiana accordion player whose zydeco recordings on...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Wild and Free
Despite the passing of reggae legend Bob Marley over two decades ago, his family legacy lives on. On top of...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Bahamas: Goombay 1951-59
This double CD offers a definitive selection of Bahamian goombay music from the style's 1950s golden period. Centred around the...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
State of Mind
Despite a career spanning two decades and counting, Zion Train show no signs of slowing down. Emerging out of the...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
After putting his solo career on hold while he immersed himself in a series of fruitful world music collaborations, in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Staalkaart Van Het Vrije Riet: Sample Sheet of the Free Reed
This is an unusual, endearing CD. It was conceived as a gift to subscribers to Diatonisch Nieuwsblad, the Dutch publication...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Mujeres de Agua
Multi-Grammy award-winner Javier Limón is renowned for his work in the flamenco genre; he has made albums with the likes...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Balkan Dogs
The mascot of this eclectic German band is a perky-eared Chihuahua but, as their song titles suggest, there's more than...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
