Articles by David Dacks

Dubmatix

System Shakedown

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2010

The eagerly awaited follow up to Dubmatix's Best Reggae Recording Juno this year doesn't disappoint. System Shakedown features Jesse "Dubma...

The <b>Seu Jorge</b> Songbook

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

"We are Brazilians. It is such a big country with so many different kinds of music. In general, people around the world look at [our music...

Segun Bucknor

Who I Say Tire

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

Segun Bucknor was a popular musician in Nigeria around about the turn of the '70s. Thanks to the tremendous contemporary interest in the ti...

Aram Lee

Citizen Sound

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

The latest development from the dub-wise Version Xcursion camp is Citizen Sound, which pairs producer Aram Lee with various vocalists. It's...

Claudia Quintet

Royal Toast

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

The best chamber jazz band in the world do it again with another challenging and successful set of dense ensemble work that succeeds on eve...

Seu Jorge Remembers Fallen Brazilian Music Pioneer Paulo Moura

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2010

One of Brazil's most celebrated instrumentalists, and a key figure in Seu Jorge's career, Paulo Moura has died. After a long battle with ca...

Sugar Minott Dies at 54

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2010

The word "legend" is overused in reggae music, but in the case of Sugar Minott, it's an understatement. Minott (who navigated every style...

Montreal Jazz Festival - Laurie Anderson / John Zorn / Lou Reed

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal QC July 2

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2010

"If you don't think this is music, you can get the fuck out of here." With a million happy customers every year, these are not words you as...