Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Daymé Arocena

Nueva Era

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2015

From the opening strains of "Madres," listeners get the feeling that they are in for a treat with Daymé Arocena's album Nueva Era. A mix of...

Major Lazer

Peace Is The Mission

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2015

An animated act in every sense of the word, the entity known as Major Lazer have had an interesting pathway to success. Originally a team-u...

Nozinja

Nozinja Lodge

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2015

Even if you don't initially know how to parse South African artist Nozinja's new wave musical approach, his debut offering Nozinja Lodge hi...

Brendan Philip Talks 'Shadow Ceremony' and His "Alt-R&B" Aesthetic

PUBLISHED May 22, 2015

To hear Brendan Philip explain it, experiencing his new project Shadow Ceremony is akin to learning to swim — there's a bit of fearle...

Prince

Sony Centre, Toronto ON, May 19

PUBLISHED May 20, 2015

Wow. What a show.   When it was announced this past Saturday (May 16) that the enigma born Prince Rogers Nelson set a Toronto date for his...

Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba

Ba Power

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

As a Malian ngoni forerunner, Bassekou Kouyaté is perhaps one of the top instrumentalists in the world, regardless of genre. Ba Power, his...

Brendan Philip

Shadow Ceremony

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

Brendan Philip's soul and R&B proclivities stand as the straw that mixes the artistic drink, with notes of synth-pop, reggae and new wave s...

Ciara

Jackie

PUBLISHED May 5, 2015

Ciara's sixth studio album is, conceptually speaking, about perspective. After her much publicized relationship with rapper Future went sou...