Articles by David Dacks

Maga Bo

Quilombo De Futuro

PUBLISHED May 22, 2012

To the casual fan of Brazilian music, there's a yawning disconnect between the sexy sounds of samba and bossa nova and the stiffly modern s...

Atom™

PUBLISHED May 3, 2012

Do I detect the tiniest hint of 21st century rhythmic gratification with this excellent new Atom™ disc? Certainly this record has less of a...

Author of 'Fela: The Life and Times of an African Music Icon' Michael Veal

PUBLISHED May 3, 2012

The Fela Kuti brand, as his son Seun refers to it, has only grown more powerful since the man's passing in 1997. Live In Detroit 1986 is th...

Fela Kuti

Live In Detroit 1986

PUBLISHED May 1, 2012

The Fela Kuti brand, as his son Seun refers to it, has only grown more powerful since the man's passing in 1997. Live In Detroit 1986 is th...

Atom™

Winterreise

PUBLISHED May 1, 2012

Do I detect the tiniest hint of 21st century rhythmic gratification with this excellent new Atom™ disc? Certainly this record has less of a...

Various

Jah Golden Throne

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2012

Zion High Productions has released some of my favourite roots reggae rhythms in recent years. If today's roots sounds involve a constant re...

Filastine

£00T

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2012

Filastine accomplishes two important things on ￡00T, his third album: he manages a compelling fusion of technology and multicultural...

A Tribe Called Red

A Tribe Called Red

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2012

Ottawa, ON's A Tribe Called Red are more than just a music act; they are an audio-visual, cultural phenomenon. In releasing conventional fu...