When Vieux Farka Toure takes the stage, strums his guitar and sings in his wavering style, his presence is enthralling. As Vieux's backing b...
Articles By Ronak Ghorbani
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Vieux Farka Toure Vieux Farka Toure Live Published Aug 17, 2010 -
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In the Midst of Lions The Heart of Man Published Aug 03, 2010Citing the likes of Meshuggah as musical influence, St. Louis Christian death metal outfit In the Midst of Lions' newest release is packed w...
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Ramin Rahimi & Friends The Pulse of Persia Iranian Rhythms - Global Influences Published Jul 19, 2010Ramin Rahimi is a drum master, of sorts. As a professional percussionist, he's taught at the Golpa Music Institute in Tehran, Iran for the p...
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Lyapis Trubetskoy Agitpop Published Jul 19, 2010For the past 15 years, Lyapis Trubetskoy has been delivering a healthy dose of rock/ska to the Belarus-Russian music scene. Their latest rel...
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Bako Dagnon Sidiba Published Jul 19, 2010From the first note Bako Dagnon sings on Sidiba, it's as if a river of lovely, trembling vocals continuously spills out. A seasoned vocalist...
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Broken Frames Eyes Set To Kill Published Jul 19, 2010In 12 short months after releasing their sophomore album Phoenix, AZ outfit Eyes Set To Kill have returned with third effort Broken Frames....
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Better Left Unsaid Only The Dead To Witness Published Jun 22, 2010"Beautifully chaotic" is the only way to adequately describe Better Left Unsaid's latest release, Only The Dead To Witness. Hailing from Nor...
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Gloominous Doom The Feature Published Jun 14, 2010On their newest release, Pennsylvania thrash metal band the Gloominous Doom offer up 15 tracks with shredding guitar, raucous vocals and a f...
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As Hell Retreats Revival Published May 25, 2010Right from opening track "Inferior," Nashville, TN's All Hell Retreats capture listeners in a tight grip, delivering amped song after amped...
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Very Be Careful Escape Room Published May 25, 2010For the past 12 years, Californian quintet Very Be Careful have been stirring up the Los Angeles Latin music scene with their take on Colomb...
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Beneath the Sky In Loving Memory Published May 11, 2010On their newest release, Ohio-based metal heads Beneath the Sky deliver ten tracks chock full of mosh moments, with evident urgency. On In L...
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Gogol Bordello Published May 06, 2010A lot has changed for gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello since releasing their critically acclaimed album Super Taranta! back in 2007. They've m...
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Various Balkan Groove Published May 04, 2010When Eastern European music label Eastblok put together this compilation, they wanted to drag Balkan out of the "folklore corner to make it...
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Stigma Concerto for the Undead Published May 04, 2010Just by looking at the cover of Stigma's latest disc, Concerto for the Undead, it's obvious that these Italian metal heads have yet again cr...
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Bury Tomorrow Portraits Published Apr 20, 2010On their debut album, Portraits, five-piece UK metalcore band Bury Tomorrow deliver an honest effort to forge a unique sound, but end up bei...
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Letter to the Exiles The Shadow Line Published Apr 13, 2010Since forming in 2006, Letter to the Exiles have spent their time carefully working on a sound hoping to be uniquely their own. On their deb...
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With the Death of Toronto's Big Bop, Rock Pile Keeps All-Ages Tradition Alive and Kicking Published Apr 09, 2010When the Big Bop Concert Hall announced it was closing its doors forever at the end of January, an outpouring of grief came from Toront...
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Mulatu Astatke Mochilla Presents Timeless Mulatu Astatke Published Apr 06, 2010"This music is our music. This belongs to Africa" are Mulatu Astatke's first words in this DVD of his live performance at the Luckmann Theat...
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Since Yesterday The Aftermath Published Mar 27, 2010With their debut album, five-piece Turkish metalcore band Since Yesterday prove that Turkey's metal scene is alive and kicking. With nine tr...
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Demon Hunter The World Is A Thorn Published Mar 27, 2010On their fifth studio album, Christian metal band Demon Hunter deliver 11 tracks demonstrating their continuous growth since forming in earl...