Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

The Rough Guide To Barrelhouse BluesThe term barrelhouse derives from the cheap bars or juke joints of the rural South where African American labourers gathered to drink and dance at the edge of small towns and levee camps. It was in these rough wooden shacks where the liquor was served directly from the barrels that the piano came into its own, as roving musicians hammered out high spirited tunes for the drinkers and dancers and got the bar swinging. In turn, the style of up tempo

This Rough Guide charts the best underground tunes by El Tanbura

brooding soundscape complete with stark-sounding sanza and a swooping violin next

after a gig with the lads near Rotterdam

Texas is where many of the earliest blues pioneers lived and played

senses alert

with a cameo appearance from Peret

Richie Valens

Sally Nyolo's second Riverboat Records album is inspired by the moment before a tiger attacks - hushed in the long grass

It is an idea that has been a source of interest for other composers

danceable rhythms

Roy Ayers and Tony Allen

They are joined by Bangalore-born Jyotsna Srikanth