Kardinal Offishall
“Not 4 Sale”
(Konlive/Geffen)
Rating: 4/4

If you haven’t heard Kardinal Offishall’s album “Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1,” then consider yourself deprived of some great reggae influenced hip-hop. Bubbling in the underground circuit in the states for years (even though he’s…

Seun Kuti

Many Things 

Disorient

Rating: 4/4

Bob Marley fans in search of the next reggae icon prematurely crowned son Ziggy his heir apparent before realizing that younger brother Stephen was the one who had inherited his father’s voice, songwriting chops and sociopolitical concerns.…

Grupo Fantasma

Sonidos Gold

High Wire Music

3.5/4

Stylistically speaking, Grupo Fantasma is a tough band to pin down. Formed in 2000 and comprised of musicians hailing from all across Latin America, this Austin-based band quickly established a reputation for incendiary live shows. Listening…