Articles by Brent Hagerman

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  Next Best Thing

  Working Machine

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Having been the next best thing since 1999, this Burlington, ON sextet have had no problem cutting their own trail away from a city usually...

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  Monty Alexander

  Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Warning flags might get hoisted when you see this album; you’re probably thinking "not another tribute to the reggae king” or, even worse,...

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  Ali Farke Toure

  Savane

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  The tremendous loss of Ali Farke Toure earlier this year has only been somewhat soothed by the coda he left behind. Savane, his final album...

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  One Night Band

  Way Back Home

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  It must be the longest night in history because Montreal’s One Night Band came together for one moonlight gig and it ain’t over yet. Good t...

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  Soldiers of Jah Army

  Get Wiser

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  SOJA’s third album is a solid affair brimming with the kind of confidence that comes from a band that’s toured exhaustively over the past t...

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  Rico Rodriguez & the Roots the Bone Band

  Togetherness

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Tutored by the great Don Dummond, Rico has been a solid bridge between the Jamaican and British ska scenes since their separate inceptions,...

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  Etran Finatawa

  Introducing Etran Finatawa

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  I don’t imagine Toareg or Wodaabe music has a very prominent spot on your iPod or CD tower, and you really couldn’t be blamed for not knowi...

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  Roots Tonic

  Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  It seems that Bill Laswell must have got on better creatively with Matisyahu’s backing band than with Matisyahu himself. Whereas the Laswel...