Articles by Brent Hagerman

Steel Pulse

Door of No Room

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2008

The narrative frame of this documentary is a 1999 Amnesty International concert in Dakar to promote human rights. As such, filmmaker Michel...

Various

Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2008

Recorded and produced by Ivan Duran, Umalali is part tradition, part modernity and all heart. Central America’s Garifuna communities are sc...

Blessed

Blessed

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008

Juno winner and the cream of Toronto’s reggae crop, Blessed has released his full-length debut, co-produced by Jazzwad and Bobby Digital, a...

Ky-mani Marley

Radio

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008

Back from a six-year break that saw Bob’s youngest son endear himself to film fans with his role as good-natured gangster Biggs in Shottas,...

Youssou N'Dour

Rokku Mi Rokka

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008

Mbalax legend Youssou N’Dour’s new album (translated as Give and Take) finds Africa’s best-known musician drawing inspiration once again fr...

Deep Roots Music 1: Revival /Ranking Sounds

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2007

The Deep Roots documentary series is a goldmine for fans of Jamaican history and anyone interested in African diasporic religion and cultur...

Clint Eastwood & General Saint

Stop That Train

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

Rewind to 1983 and mention the name Clint Eastwood in reggae circles in England and Jamaica and a Hollywood star wouldn’t be the first cele...

Nasio Fontaine

Rise Up

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

Billed as a "best of” album, Rise Up is a standard career overview of the pride of Dominica that offers tracks from four albums, plus a liv...