Music
Zachary Richard: Le Fou (Avalanche Productions)
Le Fou translates as “the crazyman,” but it’s also the French name for the Northern Gannet, a seabird that migrates between Quebec and Louisiana. When Deepwater Horizon coated the Gulf […]
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, From Bamako to Carencro (Compass Records)
After 37 years as globe-trotting Cajun ambassadors, there are not many unconquered frontiers left for BeauSoleil. Caribbean/world music has a strong presence here on its 25th album, though it’s not […]
Social Set, Celebrate (Independent)
Celebrate is an apt name for this self-released record from the New Orleans five piece Social Set. The five songs here include 3 upbeat tracks and 2 slower numbers. All […]
Tommy Sancton & Lars Edegran with the New Orleans Quartet, Hymns & Spirituals (New Orleans Legacy Records)
The stained-glass motif of the cover photo of Tommy Sancton and Lars Edegran’s Hymns & Spirituals is modeled on that of George Lewis’ 1954 Jazz at Vespers. Buy on AmazonSix […]
Kidd Jordan, On Fire 2 (Engine Records)
Although saxophonist Kidd Jordan has entered an age when most musicians start to slow down or coast on former laurels, Jordan is still making exquisitely passionate, creative, and beautiful music. […]
Ricky B, B Is for Bounce (Sinking City/Urban Unrest)
Ricky B is not merely a pioneering bounce artist—he’s also an essential geographer. With this reissue on vinyl of nine classic tracks, we get a detailed map of the city’s […]
Corey Harris, Fulton Blues (Njumba Records)
Although Corey Harris made his name as a Delta blues player that is not nearly the end of his talents. He has a well-deserved reputation for performing many different genres […]
Various Artists, Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings Volume 2 (Arhoolie Records)
When Lake Charles recordman Eddie Shuler was too busy to record Nathan Abshire because he was already involved with accordionist Iry LeJeune, he referred him to George Khoury whose record […]
Songs for Junior Rangers, Volume 1 (National Park Foundation)
This collection further proves that New Orleans is the most musical place in the United States. Where else would the local National Park Service rangers put together a compilation of […]
Egg Yolk Jubilee, Fried (Independent)
It can’t be easy getting a coherent CD out of a band that simply won’t calm down. And to their credit, nobody tries to rein in Egg Yolk Jubilee on […]
