Articles by Ryan B. Patrick
The New World of Canadian Reggae
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2021
While reggae continues to shape many different areas of Canadian music, the country's multicultural landscape is bringing global influence...
Roots and Culture: Canada's Reggae Scene Flexes Its Influence on the World Stage
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2020
Give the man named Spexdaboss his flowers: for over a quarter-century, the Canadian DJ has been a constant on the reggae music scene. Dubb...
Jessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic
PUBLISHED May 27, 2020
Jessie Reyez knows all the best parking lots in Toronto. A few years ago, this knowledge was mission-critical: the singer-songwriter and he...
Witch Prophet
DNA Activation
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020
Hustle, thy name is Witch Prophet. The Ontario-based artist, also known as singer-songwriter Ayo Leilani, has been relentless in forging an...
Jessie Reyez
Before Love Came to Kill Us
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2020
Jessie Reyez's debut full-length, Before Love Came to Kill Us, has been built to last. Reyez told Exclaim! in our recent cover story that s...
Jah9
Note to Self
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020
At this point in the reggae game, Jah9 (born Janine Elizabeth Cunningham) has her sonic formula on lock. The Jamaican musician and certifie...
Buwa
Olu
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020
There's a confident aura that surrounds Vancouver-based Buwa's Olu EP; it belies the fact that the Nigerian-Canadian singer-songwriter, act...
Isaac Carree
No Risk No Reward
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020
Looking up and down the star power included on this label debut by gospel star Isaac Carree, one can help but be impressed. Folks like Kirk...
