[4] Among other publications to which he has contributed are Jazzwise, Vibrations, Music Week, The Jazz Mann, The Independent, The Times Literary Supplement and The Guardian.
[13] Diana Evans described Don't Stop the Carnival in the Financial Times as "a meticulously researched, compassionate and sweeping opus of the history of black British music.
"[14] Writing about the genesis and scope of the book, Le Gendre has stated: "An overarching theme gradually emerged: the presence of black musicians in the military.
In a work such as this the waterfall of facts and information could easily become overwhelming, so these explorations of sounds and tunes provide welcome relief and stop it turning into a sort of required reading textbook.
"[16] At the ARSC Awards for Excellence Don't Stop the Carnival was the winner in the category "Best Historical Research in Recorded Roots and World Music".