Articles by Brent Hagerman

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  Selasee

  Run

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  If I heard only the first two tracks of this record, I’d immediately nominate it for album of the year. Selasee Atiase brings together soun...

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  Twilight Sound System

  Presents Cultural Roots Showcase

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  Opening up with what sounds like a long lost treasure from Black Uhuru’s heyday (Michael Rose’s "Shilling”), Cultural Roots Showcase is a n...

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  Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON August 21

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2007

  You could make a lot of money betting on which artist won’t show up to a reggae show. At Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre on a cool mid-we...

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  Various

  Excalibur Sound Vol. 2: Smile

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2007

  In the time-honoured Jamaican tradition of one-riddim albums comes this second instalment from Buju Banton’s Gargamel label. This is a much...

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  Various

  Real Roots Reggae: A Canadian Story

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2007

  Since reggae is so heavily identified as a Jamaican art form there are obvious difficulties in establishing an autonomous reggae scene in t...

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  Bob Marley and the Wailers

  Roots, Rock, Remixed

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

  The thing to watch out for on Marley remixes is not what the producer does with Marley — it’s how he or she treats the contributions of Ast...

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  Buju Banton

  The Music Hall, London ON July 6

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  Ragamuffin prophet, sex symbol or charming ladies man, Buju Banton’s rule on reggae music is partly based in his ability to embody the spir...

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  Various

  Earth Day Celebration: A Reggae Tribute to Garnet Silk

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2007

  This gathering of conscious-minded reggae artists to pay tribute to the late Garnet Silk was no doubt spellbinding but it’s difficult to te...