Articles by Jonathan Rothman

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  Falcao and Monashee

  Falcao and Monashee

  PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2009

  Rodrigo Falcao (a Sao Pãulo percussionist) and Monashee Sun (a "BC psych-folk descendent") met in Vancouver in 2007 and a year later...

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  Heavyweight Dub Champion

  Rise of the Champion Nation

  PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2009

  So what does this nation champion? Revolution through a dark, spiritual low end produced by an abundance of analog and digital effects, a r...

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  DePedro

  DePedro

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2009

  Known best to Western music fans as Calexico's touring guitarist, Spanish recording artist Jairo Zavala calls his first solo project DePedr...

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  Novalima

  Coba Coba Remixed

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2009

  Since releasing Coba Coba last November, Novalima have been on fire with critics and global dance fans alike for their musical blend of Afr...

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  Kaya Project

  ...And So It Goes

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2009

  The latest effort from UK-based world fusion/downtempo up-and-comers Seb Taylor and Natasha Chamberlain finds the duo intertwining the glob...

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  Oumou Sangare

  Seya

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2009

  Seya takes Oumou Sangaré's status as a leading global voice, most notably as an unrelenting social critic on the status of women in...

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  Andre Hajj & Ensemble

  Instrumental Music from Lebanon - Amaken

  PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2009

  Like ceremonial tea, Amaken, a showcase of traditional Middle Eastern arrangements and phrases, is best delved into wholly and attentively....

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  Baaba Maal

  Television

  PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2009

  This album aims to nudge one of Africa's biggest stars into the North American consciousness. Maal mixes electronic elements with the welco...