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Continue reading...Anthony David: 3 Chords & the Truth
29. September 2007
One blues man and a voodoo band have become an increasingly popular tangent for R&B as of late, combining the mellow vocal soul of the ’70s with folksy guitar strum and clip-clop percussion reminiscent of Tom Waits at his most rhythmic. Atlanta singer/songwriter Anthony David might overstate his case for being a Delta blues man, [...]
Continue reading...Common: One Day It Will All Make Sense
26. April 2007
Bursting on the national scene in 1991 as one of The Source magazine’s “Unsigned Hype,” Common released his first album, Can I Borrow A Dollar in 1992, a mix of youthful exuberance and raw B-Boy braggadocio. Can I Borrow A Dollar assured Common a spot in the sun, however, it was his second LP, Resurrection [...]
Continue reading...Omar: This Is Not A Love Song
26. April 2007
Since his first album release in 1992, Omar has created a portfolio of music that some of the most recognized artists of today would envy. His fourth album, “This is not a love song” released in 1997, is definitely one of his best collective pieces of work to date. With a style characterized by a soulful, [...]
Continue reading...The Roots: Things Fall Apart
26. April 2007
The Roots have always been largely respected for the acumen of their live shows but they have hardly ever been accepted en masse for their studio work. For a brief period in the late 90’s this changed as Things Fall Apart played a big role in shifting attention from what was the reign of the [...]
Continue reading...D’Angelo: Voodoo
26. April 2007
Voodoo is a well-known, yet highly misunderstood system of religious and ritual practices which originated in Western Africa. Though it is a legitimate religion taken very seriously by those who practice it, many look at it as a joke, or the illegitimate child of Satanism. This is what makes D’Angelo’s second album “Voodoo” as prophetic an [...]
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7. November 2008
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