Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Melanie De Biasio

Lilies

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2017

There's a quiet intensity to the latest from Belgian jazz artist Melanie De Biasio. The multi-instrumentalist has stated that new album Lil...

Lido Pimienta Takes Us Inside the Studio Where She Created Polaris Prize-Winning Album 'La Papessa'

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2017

In Toronto, Lido Pimienta is home.   It took the dissolution of her marriage for the Colombian-born, 2017 Polaris Music Prize winner to rea...

Ibeyi

Ash

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2017

The weight of expectation: it can either ground or crush an artist — or, in this instance, artists. After blowing minds in 2015 with their...

PARTYNEXTDOOR

Seven Days

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2017

The conceit of the latest effort from PARTYNEXTDOOR is that this seven-track EP was recorded and produced within seven days; hence the titl...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Wyclef Jean

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2017

Wyclef Jean is an artist, rapper, producer and musician who, by way of his association with hip-hop supergroup the Fugees, helped transform...

Andru Branch & Halfway Tree

Step Into the Dub

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2017

Across Step Into the Dub's 11 tracks, Halifax-based singer/songwriter Andru Branch and band Halfway Tree bridge the musical gap between dub...

Wyclef Jean

Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2017

Wyclef Jean needs no introduction. As part of the Fugees — along with cousin Pras and the incomparable Lauryn Hill — Jean was able to fashi...

Wyclef Jean Reveals How Young Thug Inspired 'The Carnival III' and Got Him Reaching for a New Generation of Fans

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2017

The recent Young Thug song — appropriately named "Wyclef Jean" — gave the real Wyclef Jean, a 20-plus-year industry veteran, the inspiratio...