Reviews
The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco
Compiler Herman Fuselier – a writer and broadcaster in Opelousas, Louisiana – states that not one of the artists on...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Our Latin Thing
This special edition package celebrates the 40th anniversary of a very special night. On Thursday August 26 1971, the stellar...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Cigala & Tango
Tango and flamenco have elemental, thematic, tonal and rhythmic differences due to their entirely separate, and exceptional, cultural histories. On...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie
The Woody Guthrie industry continues to thrive as we approach 2012, the centenary of his birth. After the two Mermaid...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Beginner’s Guide to the Caribbean
In a compilation¬exhausted market, do we need yet another Caribbean greatest hits set? The short answer would be no, unless...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
The Original Sound of Cumbia
These two generous CDs of Colombian cumbia, remastered from 78s, 45s and 33rpm LPs, are glorious. The subtitle, The History...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Alex Wilson Presents Salsa Veritas: Truly for Dancers
UK-born jazz pianist¬producer Alex Wilson might spend most of his time in Switzer¬land – one of the several countries he...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Havana Cultura – The Search Continues
We've been here before, sort of. Three years ago BBC DJ Gilles Peterson enlisted the help of his musician mate...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
This Unknown Science
The lithe, crystalline soprano voice of Emma Beaton is the first thing that stands out when you listen to This...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
La Negra: The Definitive Collection
With neither ‘Gracias a la Vida’ nor ‘Maria Maria’ on it, this double album is not quite the definitive collection...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
