Articles by A. Harmony

Jhyve

Conversations

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2018

Scarborough native Jhyve shows range and versatility on his five-song EP, Conversations. Lyrically, it's sexy and gritty, exploring the thr...

August Greene Are Super (Group) Optimistic on Self-Titled Debut

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2018

You can never have too much of a good thing. Following the success of their Emmy Award-winning collaboration "Letter to the Free" — a contr...

Sango

In the Comfort Of

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2018

There's something missing. Sango's second full-length is pleasant but doesn't resonate — and it's hard to pinpoint what it lacks. It could...

Meshell Ndegeocello's Covers Album 'Ventriloquism' Explores Sadness and Longing

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2018

"Sometimes a song can really change the air in the room," consummate bassist Meshell Ndegeocello tells Exclaim! "It makes life not seem so...

Meshell Ndegeocello

Ventriloquism

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2018

How do you improve upon classics by Prince, Sade and George Clinton? In most cases, you don't. But Meshell Ndegeocello's Ventriloquism is a...

August Greene

August Greene

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2018

From Sam Cooke to Tupac, musicians have long used their platforms to call for change. But change is usually framed as something far off in...

August Greene's Robert Glasper Talks Trump, Optimism and Launching a Supergroup

PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2018

"Trump is the best thing that happened to black people," says Grammy Award-winning pianist Robert Glasper. "In history, there's always some...

Nipsey Hussle

Victory Lap

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2018

Nipsey Hussle's studio debut was beginning to feel like a myth; he's been promoting Victory Lap for at least six years. Despite numerous de...