Terrance Simien Artist Profile Extended Version | Page 4

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"The young zydeco artist Terrance Simien emerges as a passionate and spiritual singer on his Black Top debut, There's Room For Us All, once again reminding us of Louisiana's seemingly limitless cultural riches. Simien's live shows are charged with the singer and accordion player's charisma and chops, and this 13-tune set captures the energy and packages it with the professional quality found in pop records. Hell this a pop record!. Some folks are beginning to call him the future of zydeco, but blues and zydeco fans knew that long ago, when Terrance was selling 45's from the bandstand between sets." The Hard Report ZYDECO'S YOUNG TURK...'l started off playing zydeco music - that's my roots and I'll never abandon it. But I'm more than that.' This is evident especially on There's Room For Us All….. in "Will I Ever Learn?", Simien proves he's just as capable of caressing a soulful ballad as he is whooping out a dance hall footstomper." Associated Press "By breaking some of the barriers of tradition, Sirnien has helped to break zydeco out of the bayous and into the boardrooms." Jazziz Magazine "This album makes up for the lack of outstanding zydeco releases lately. One of the young bloods of zydeco, Simien mixes a lot of different musical styles into his spiritual and highly rhythmic brew. Throughout, Simien demonstrates an impressive sense of moving zydeco into the future while remaining reverent to its past." College Music Journal "Zydeco guys get dissed constantly for not being singers. For not branching out enough New Music Report from the basic style - or for branching out too far. The accordionist Terrance Simien devotes most of 'There's Room For US All' to answering these criticisms." Philadelphia Enquirer "With this expanded canvas I don't think Simien is turning away from zydeco. Rather, he seems to be looking for the boundaries of his prodigious talents. Judging by how successfully he has brought off this album, he has the potential to bring to zydeco a far wider musical synthesis than any other artist in the genre today." Southland Blues "If Clifton Chenier is a traditional reference point in zydeco music, then Terrance Simien is indicative of its new direction. He is the bridge that joins the former's rhythms with today's contemporary music.” The Gathering Alternative, (NY) "With 'There's Room For Us All', he has struck a near-perfect balance between frenzied, frottoir-and accordion-driven zydeco and its sweeter, soulful parent, R&B. In short, Simien consistently finds the power in a slow-burning groove just as surely as he found it in wild two-steps way back when." Columbus Dispatch "A rising star on the zydeco scene mixes zydeco, reggae, and gospel rhythm to produce an upbeat album e ????????????????????????????????????????Q?????I??????U????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????? ???%???Q???????M??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M??????1????????????????????????????????????????? ????I???????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????M????????????????)???? ????
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