Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

John Orpheus Build Community Via Pan-African Grooves on 'Goatlife'

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2018

From the ashes arrive Toronto's John Orpheus, literally. Trinidadian-born, Kitchener, ON-based poet/singer-songwriter John Orpheus, aka J.O...

John Orpheus

Goatlife

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

It took about two years and three mixtapes for Toronto-based crew John Orpheus to arrive at Goatlife, and the journey has been as important...

Protoje

A Matter of Time

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

The man born Oje Ken Ollivierre, and artistically known as Protoje, returns with a new effort that is both anticipated and overdue. The con...

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba

Routes

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

With Routes, Senegalese kora master Diali Cissokho and band Kaira Ba trace the musical steps between the American South and the west of Afr...

Sean Bellaviti & Conjunto Lacalu

Toronto Mambo

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2018

Those in the know understand that Toronto — by virtue of its cosmopolitan, multi-cultural nature — has a thriving salsa music scene. The la...

Fantastic Negrito

Please Don't Be Dead

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2018

With his fourth album as an artist, the musical reinvention of Fantastic Negrito is nearly complete. The man born Xavier Dphrepaulezz from...

Jorja Smith

Lost & Found

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2018

There's a "wise beyond her years" commingled with "new kid on the block" dichotomy with Jorja Smith. "I'm constantly finding myself," she e...

Jorja Smith Proves She's More Than "the Girl From Drake's Album" on Debut 'Lost & Found'

PUBLISHED May 31, 2018

It dawns on Jorja Smith that having overzealous fans figure out what hotel she's staying at while on tour is a sign she's made it. Also: it...