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July 18, 2012
Redemption Songs
Oliver Mtukudzi honors the Zimbabwean heritage with sounds of struggle, hope and celebration According to Oliver Mtukudzi (pronounced tu-ku-zee), “The power of art is...
January 25, 2012
Fever Pitch
Dengue Fever breathes new life into vintage Cambodian pop While backpacking with a friend through Southeast Asia in 1997, Ethan Holtzman, organist for Los...
December 8, 2011
The Architect of Dub
The man, the legend, Lee “Scratch” Perry, makes his way to the Alley A legend of Jamaican roots reggae culture and an astronaut...
November 22, 2011
Walk the Walk
Santa Cruz’s own Otayo Dubb brings blue collar hip-hop to the Lagoon he name Otayo Dubb—a moniker taken from the Swahili term for “ambush”—connotes...
November 4, 2011
Funkadelic Roots
Reggae kings, See-I, tear up Moe's Alley The diverse musical ingredients that make up See-I, an eight-piece group spliced from the DNA of the...
October 20, 2011
The Swing Must Go On
Jazz luminary Dottie Dodgion celebrates 67 years of making music A conversation with Dottie Dodgion is like walking into a library filled with...
September 28, 2011
The Spice of Life
From rural Jamaica to Santa Cruz, reggae sensation Richie Spice spreads Rasta love There’s a cool Jamaican breeze blowing through Richie Spice’s Patois-woven conversation...