Articles by David Dacks

Bei Bei & Shawn Lee

"Into The Wind"

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2010

TRACK OF THE DAY: Ubiquity Records continues to find new inspiration from soulful sounds of the sixties and seventies as a launching pad fo...

Toronto Jazz Festival Sets Sights on the Next Generation of Jazz with New Artistic Director

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2010

The Toronto Jazz Festival got a little more interesting last week with the appointment of Josh Grossman as the fest's new artistic director...

RIP Teddy Pendergrass, 1950-2010

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2010

Teddy Pendergrass, one of the last soul singers of his kind, has died of colon cancer at the age of 59. Possessed of a super-manly baritone...

Roots Reggae Vet Yabby You Dies at 63

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2010

Roots reggae has lost one of its great auteurs with the passing of Vivian "Yabby You" Jackson . Details are not clear, but according to Reg...

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

"Living Stone"

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2010

TRACK OF THE DAY: Cumbancha Records is one of the most active world music labels of the last several years. They've released good albums by...

Liquid Stranger

The Intergalactic Slapstick

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010

Let's face it, the combination of the title and the cover image of a robot watering a giant egg should be a tip off that not everything is...

The Embassadors

Coptic Dub

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010

The Embassadors' second disc rolls up the frequent flyer miles of this transcontinental group into something a bit more potent than their i...

Fred Anderson

21st Century Chase

PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2010

Though the audio recording of this 80th birthday celebration received excellent reviews, seeing the event itself adds much to the enjoyment...