Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Mélissa Laveaux

Radyo Siwèl

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2018

Right off the bat, there is an immediate temptation to compare Montreal-born singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux to American musician Meshell...

Orquesta Akokán

Orquesta Akokán

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2018

There's a layer of richness infused into the debut album from Orquesta Akokán that hard to deny. Akokán, a Yoruba word that means "from the...

Charlotte Day Wilson Reveals Why She Likes the Shell She Lives In

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2018

Charlotte Day Wilson, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer of sophomore EP Stone Woman, is totally cool with feeling vuln...

Charlotte Day Wilson Offers Exclusive Track By Track Look Into New EP 'Stone Woman'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2018

At six tracks, Charlotte Day Wilson's Stone Woman EP is a moving yet brief glimpse into her world of soul-oriented music.   There has been...

Charlotte Day Wilson

Stone Woman

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2018

On first listen Stone Woman seems immovable, but spend some time with Charlotte Day Wilson's latest musical endeavour and the six-track EP...

Zaki Ibrahim Faced Down Tragedy and Found Joy Making 'The Secret Life of Planets'

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2018

At its zenith, music is an emotional statement. For Zaki Ibrahim, the creation of her new album, The Secret Life of Planets, is neurochemis...

Khruangbin

Con Todo El Mundo

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2018

Khruangbin's debut outing back in 2015, The Universe Smiles On You, laid the foundation; sophomore effort Con Todo El Mundo keeps building...

Staasia Daniels

Mood Roulette

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2018

Toronto-based Staasia Daniels has quietly established a "one to watch" tag for a collection of singles and videos in the past few years. He...