Articles by David Dacks

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  Bibi Tanga and the Selenites

  40 Degrees of Sunshine

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2012

  Paris-based Bibi Tanga calls his sound "global African music." His vocal style owes a bit to Curtis Mayfield, but it's more complicated tha...

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  Orchestre Poly-Rythmo

  Westjet Stage Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON July 13

  PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2012

  Expectations ran high for one of the greatest Afrofunk bands of all time making their Toronto appearance. Everything about the night spoke...

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  Escort

  Escort

  PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2012

  Though "big band disco from Brooklyn" may not be a tag that inspires musical enthusiasm among non-New Yorkers, it's hard not to enjoy Escor...

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  Escort

  Scene TD de la Place Des Festivals, Montreal QC July 3

  PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2012

  Brooklyn disco revivalists Escort had a heavy burden to bear: releasing their debut album in front of tens of thousands of onlookers at the...

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  L'Orkestre Des Pas Perdus

  L'Astral, Montreal QC July 3

  PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2012

  Hometown favourites L'Orkestre Des Pas Perdus might be the most crowd-pleasing unit ever on the Ambiances Magnetiques label. They are a con...

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  Boogat

  Scene Bell, Montreal QC

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2012

  Boogat, arguably the best Spanish speaking rapper in Canada, unveiled a new band and a sound that could make him a festival fixture in Queb...

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  Fishbone

  Societe Des Arts Technologiques, Montreal QC July 1

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2012

  Does anyone still care about Fishbone? Montreal and Toronto have always been major markets for the infamous '80s and '90s ska/rock/funk ban...

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  Sidi Touré

  Scene Bell, Montreal QC July 2

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2012

  Sidi Touré's second album for Thrill Jockey, Koima, has put him at the forefront of a new generation of African guitarists. His bright tone...