Articles by Nereida Fernandes

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  Lawrence & Leigh

  Odyssey Vol III: Hills and Masts

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2011

  Brooklyn, NY-based Kristin Stokes and Andrew Kalleen have begun their ambitious vision of a three-part Odyssey by starting with the end in...

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  Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few

  June in Siberia

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2011

  Mark Berube's flair for rhyme, rhythm and repetition has won him comparisons to Leonard Cohen, and his heartbreaking vocals to those of Ruf...

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  Kim Churchill

  With Sword and Shield

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2011

  Aussie singer-songwriter Kim Churchill plays acoustic guitar percussion, combining feisty finger picking with lap tapping. Years of classic...

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  Aurelio

  Laru Beya

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2011

  From coastal Central America comes yet another successful melding of Spanish and West African influences – the music of the Garifuna...

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  Layah Jane

  Honey

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2011

  One step closer to graduating from provincial troubadour to chanteuse, Toronto's folky singer-songwriter Layah Jane has spun another deligh...

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  Empresarios

  Sabor Tropical

  PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2011

  Sabor Tropical is a stunning mash-up of Latin funk and Reggaeton with dub, jazz and soul influences. Laidback breakbeats, with a Latin-shuf...

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  Emilie Mover

  Seems So Long

  PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2010

  Emilie Mover adds Cole Porter-inspired smoky jazz sophistication to her gently strummed coffeehouse tunes, calling to mind early Norah Jone...

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  R. Kelly

  Love Letter

  PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2010

  The hype surrounding R. Kelly's Love Letter is aimed at having you believe that it's unlike anything he's ever done before, as in: die-hard...