Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

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  Us3

  The Third Way (Hand on the Torch Vol. II)

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2013

  Want to feel old? It's been 20 years since UK "hip-hop jazz" group Us3 dropped debut album Hand on the Torch and hit single "Cantaloop (Fli...

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  Todo Mundo

  Conexion

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2013

  Colombian-born bandleader Santiago Orozco has a definite musical outlook when it comes to melding elements of samba, reggae, Latin jazz and...

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  Zaki Ibrahim

  No Limits

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2013

  Zaki Ibrahim is truly grateful for all the attention she's been getting lately, but admits that it's all a bit surreal. Landing on the shor...

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  Glenn Lewis

  Moment of Truth

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2013

  Glenn Lewis is back. After being a prominent name (and voice) for the burgeoning "neo-soul/R&B" movement in the early '00s, the Toronto, ON...

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  Foreign Exchange

  Being the Best Self

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2013

  By now, the backstory of how R&B/electronica/hip hop duo the Foreign Exchange came to be is a prime example of the collaborative power of t...

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  Lorde

  Pure Heroine

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

  New Zealand import Lorde (aka Ella Yelich-O'Connor) is an intriguing artist. Straddling the lines of pop and the hip-hop-influenced R&B so...

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  Foreign Exchange

  Love in Flying Colors

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2013

  Not to rehash old stuff, but your thoughts on Love in Flying Colors will likely be based on when you first became aware of R&B/hip-hop duo...

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  10 Ft. Ganja Plant

  Skycatcher

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2013

  Roots/dub reggae done right is the raison d'etre for NYC-based group 10 Ft. Ganja Plant and Skycatcher is the latest body of evidence for s...