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Tod A: the grumpy global griot 2008-05-15 10:43:00 CD REVIEWFirewater: The Golden Hour(Bloodshot Records) I love life -- even with the earthquakes, floods, and political turmoil. But that's not to say I can't appreciate a good escapist message, especially one delivered with the deep growly angst that Tod A pours into The Golden Hour's opening
K'naan, the dusty footed rapper 2008-06-05 20:03:00 CD REVIEWK'naan: The Dusty Foot on the Road (Wrasse) buy CD/hear samples K’naan raps so smoothly, you’d think he grew up deep in the heart of US hip hop culture. In truth, he hails from the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. And like Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal (about whom we've
Funky Lagos 2008-06-07 18:38:00 CD REVIEWvarious artists: Nigeria 70-Lagos Jump: Original Heavyweight Afrobeat Highlife & Afro-Funk(Strut)buy CD/hear samples I don't know what's going on with Strut Records -- their .uk website is defunct and their new .com site is under Read more:Funky
Pacifika Pop 2008-07-05 10:56:00 Pacifika: Asuncion (Six Degrees) buy CD/hear samples It’s not often that a new Latin alternative/pop band grows up among the towering Douglas firs of British Columbia. But Vancouver-based Pacifika isn’t letting their northern climate get in t