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...Marley, the great Jamaican Reggae star, once posed the question "Won't you help me sing these songs of freedom?" Music can be a tool: for relaxation, for stimulation, for communication--and for revolution. In fact, it is often a rhythm of resistance: against parents, against police, against power. The U.S., in this one-superpower age, has perhaps never been so dominant--economically, militarily, culturally. That strength attracts immigrants, who bring with them new forms of music. And that strength also inspires competition, as musicians and performers in other countries, mindful of the American hegemony, assert their national identities...
...club DJ and then applying these skills to create what he calls "sexy party jah music." Ambient pulsations and digital blips bubble alongside more familiar rock instrumentation on the CD, which also continues his fascination with swirling raga rhythms and quasi-mystical lyrics. "I took my cues from Bob Marley, because his sounds are warm and organic and inspired," says Farrell. "If the songs get too cerebral or wordy, you can't kick with them relaxing in a hammock...
...number of standing ovations. I wish I could have seen them in a smaller venue, where the audience might have felt more free to dance and enjoy themselves. Their final set ended with a rendition of “Redemption Song”that would have made Bob Marley proud...
While her debut was a spare, streety affair, Eve's new CD is glossier and more ambitious. It's loaded with guest stars, including No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, reggae royalty Damian and Stephen Marley, and Eve's boyfriend, producer Stevie J. Her rapping is more controlled and confident, though she sometimes sacrifices coherence for rhythm, spouting half-thoughts and sentence fragments just to keep her flow going...
...Well, more of a see-you-later. Alicia, along with whoever gets booted after her, will be hovering over the game from here on out like a ripped Jacob Marley as part of the jury that will pick the million-dollar winner, but no one made an enemy of her this Wednesday. Ogakor had the majority, and Alicia had the muscles. Just business...