Articles by Kevin Jones

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  Pangea Pham

  The Pangea Project

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

  As hard as it is to deliver original themes on hip-hop these days, once you add generic thug raps to the mix, well, a wing and a prayer are...

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  Papoose

  BK Bully

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

  Having a solid and respectable work ethic is one thing but you really have to question the logic behind dropping the mixtape equivalent of...

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  Zap Mama

  Supermoon

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  Much like the esteemed work of a social science professor, the multi-stylistic music of Marie Daulne and her Zap Mama family has been a lif...

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  Calligraffiti

  Grand Analog

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  While it’s safe to say most music lovers could readily claim a particular genre as their personal favourite, ask anyone to run down their d...

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  D.O.

  North Starr

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  With a few years of positive, slow-building hype highlighted by a Guinness World Record for longest freestyle and the voiced blessing of hi...

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  Mr. J. Medeiros

  Of Gods And Girls

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  When Mr. J. Medeiros’s crew the Procussions passed through town last year as show openers for A Tribe Called Quest’s nostalgic 2K7 tour, no...

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  Monna Bell & Aldemaro Romero

  La Onda Nueva Em Mexico

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Charged with the daunting task of selling traditional Venezuelan music to a Mexican audience in the early ’70s, premiere Venezuelan orchest...

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  Ozomatli

  Don't Mess With The Dragon

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  The latest offering from L.A.-based nine-piece Latin funk hip-hop collective Ozomatli is a decidedly more pop-centric affair than any of th...