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Bedouin Soundclash
By: Atrossity

Like magic creating illusion and mystery, the Bedouin Soundclash manifests its genius reputation for fusing reggae, rock and soul into a complete package.  For Eon Sinclair and Jay Malinowski, the simplicities of their reggae…

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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…

 

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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…

 

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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…