

Jim Bessman
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Centerline's Top 10 albums for 2020
1. Terrance Simien and his Krewe De Monifique, Ancestral Grooves (Music Matters Records): Hate to fall back on calling Simien’s...
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Jim Bessman
Jan 26, 20214 min read
BeauSoleil's award-winning Michael Doucet looks to the future following APAP showcase
Michael Doucet featurette that served as his APAP 2021 virtual showcase What a difference a year makes. Last January, Michael Doucet and...
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Jim Bessman
Jan 24, 20214 min read
Ann Allen Savoy completes her long-awaited second volume of her encyclopedic Cajun music books
When Ann Allen Savoy announced late last year that she had finally finished Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People--Volume II, calling it...
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Jim Bessman
Jan 23, 20215 min read
Zydeco's Terrance Simien honors his musical forebears via 'Ancestral Grooves'
Like everyone else, twice Grammy-winning Zydeco artist Terrance Simien has been sidelined during the COVID-19 shutdown. But Lafayette,...
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