Articles by Brent Hagerman

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  Montreal International Reggae Festival

  Old Port, Montreal QC - July 15 to 17, 2005

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  "Je ne parle pas Francais, but je parle patois" shouted Mikey Dread to thousands of delighted fans at the Second Annual Montreal Internatio...

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  Congos

  Give Them the Rights

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  For a band that only gets around to releasing an album a few times a decade, the Congos (or more accurately Cedric Myton, since Roydel "Ash...

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  Desmond Dekker

  You Can Get it if You Really Want: The Definitive Collection

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  There are many Desmond Dekker compilations but none so far as extensive as this one. 59 songs from a Jamaican welder turned superstar trace...

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  Toots & The Maytals

  Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  If ever there was a Jamaican artist that deserved a box set, Toots Hibbert is it. But this two-disc compilation is a good start, and its mi...

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  UB40

  Who You Fighting For

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  UB40 should get a medal, not only for reaching a quarter century, but for doing it with all eight original members intact. The apostles of...

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  Willie Nelson

  Countryman

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Don’t laugh, this album kicks ass. Nelson’s duet on "Still is Still Moving to Me” with Toots Hibbert on True Love last year cemented it: Wi...

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  Kate Maki

  The Sun Will Find Us

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Kate Maki’s sophomore album finds the Sudbury artist adding a new band, new sounds and pondering blind optimism. Like her debut, Confusion...

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  John Prine

  Fair & Square

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

  We always knew John Prine’s heart was delicate, but, as one of America’s most cherished songwriters, Prine has always had the knack to make...