2010 December 01 — Something Else! Reviews

Archive for December 1st, 2010

/ December 1, 2010 6:07 am

Buena Vista Social Club – At Carnegie Hall (2008)

by Nick DeRiso There is an uncommon nostalgia associated with this concert recording, and not just because of the lost history shared amongst these aging former Cuban stars. Alas, Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall wasn’t released until after many of the original group had already passed. Yet, it still plays like a kinetic burst of light, with these [...]

/ December 1, 2010 6:00 am

Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (2010)

by Mark Saleski Sometimes, the history of music is full of surprises. Another way of looking at it: I’m surprised by my own ignorance. When I think of the South and old-time music, the blues, whites, and blacks, I tend to think of the musics as being mostly separated, with old-time music being a purely white phenomenon while the obvious [...]

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