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Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.
Matisyahu's latest album, Light showcases his young, old soul, further exploring musical territories of both the secular and sacred.
If Bob Marley and U2 had a chance to record a song together, it would sound like rasta-rock, a new genre of music pioneered by Brooklyn-born artist Mojo Morgan.
You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.
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Together Through Life is a tonic whose pace is moderate, music is organic, lyrics are intelligent, and feel is refreshingly human.
Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.
All in all it's a simple formula: KRS-One connects.
In contrast with the brooding world we normally associate with Depeche Mode, Sounds Of The Universe sounds downright cheery.
Both Obama and Marley had the ability to rally people of African descent under the banner of black pride and people of all other races under the banner of unity.
Michael Franti's music is meant to rally the public and raise awareness. But, he wanted to take the music further. To protest the world's injustices, he needed to experience them, so, he headed to Baghdad.