Winner of France’s distinguished award for Best Roots Reggae Album for 2018, GROUNDATION is excited to be returning to their home state of California for several special shows in December. The group has been performing music from their latest album, “The Next Generation” throughout Europe and South America during 2019 with shows in Brazil, Puerto […]
“Bob Marley’s grandson living up to his lineage while finding new ways to push the boundaries of the genre….” – Rolling Stone “a proper introduction into a new Marley generation” – FADER “The younger Marley has steadily generated heat for himself”- VIBE Skip Marley, the Island Records reggae prodigy, releases a new single titled “Slow Down” with […]
Review by Jen Cheshire- Reggaewerx PR “Picture Perfect”, the third album by Bugle (birth name Roy Thompson) is an epic 20 track album containing two distinct parts, traditional roots reggae but with a modern vibe and an upbeat conscious and clean dancehall selection. In preparing for this review I made a list of the tracks […]
There is no denying that some people are born with that extra something it takes to stand-out in society. Though we’re all blessed with unique talents, not many will recognize their gifts let alone pursue them. Not so for Duaine Bowen, more popularly known by the moniker Ras Ghandi by fans of reggae and dancehall […]
Article by Susan Underwood Photos by Angela Kay Photography Only in Colorado can you have an 80 degree day on Wednesday and the next day it’s below freezing and snowing. The best thing is: the sun shines through it all. By Sunday it was gorgeous in the Denver region (as usual) and in the 70’s. […]
On The GODFATHER OF HARLEM MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Available Now Inbox x x FRENCH MONTANA”CALL ME HUMAN”RELEASED TODAY FROM THE GODFATHER OF HARLEMORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK ON EPIC RECORDSMOVIE SERIES NOW SHOWING ON EPIXSONG CO-WRITTEN WITH CANADIAN POP ARTISTE JESSIE REYEZ LISTEN HERE Skip Marley has released his new single today October 4th, “Call Me Human” featuring Hip-Hop […]
New EP out now via Hymntertainment / Tuff Gong Internationalhttps://ffm.to/inmyheadep Hymn Marley becomes the latest creator from the iconic Marley family to offer a musical body of work, with the release of his 5-track debut digital EP, In My Head. The 26-year old son of multiple-Grammy winner Stephen, and grandson of musical legends Bob and Rita, has delivered a […]
Article and Photos by Kevin Eagle Eye Cornelius Well let’s start this off by saying I would never ever have thought there would be a music festival in the town of Blue Lake,Ca. It was put on by Foreverfoundhumboldt in the beautiful town of Blue Lake, where I actually once lived and played baseball in […]
cover photo by Roxanne Haynes In these desperate times which seem to be concurrent all over the world, Prezident Brown decided to release an official video to his song “Desperate Times” from his 2017 album “Journeyman Pil-grim-age”, highlighting his plea to stay calm and ride it out. “Prezident Brown (Fitz Albert Cotterell) was born in […]
U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for Environment to lead major tree-planting in Accra Youth cultural incubator to be built in complex near Aburi, Ghana Members of the press must apply to attend GLF by Sept. 23 due to on-site security NEW YORK (Sept. 16, 2019) – Ghanaian-born Afro-roots musician and humanitarian activist Rocky Dawuni is set to rock the Global Landscapes […]
New York, New York — September 2019 (Acclaim PR) — As Afrobeats continues to dominate our playlists and radio stations, it’s typically a win, win scenario when stars of the vibrant genre team up with Dancehall artists. The upbeat “Mine” is no exception to the winning rule. In fact, it shines as one of the year’s […]
Fillmore Theatre, San Francisco Sept 5, 2019 Article by Shelah Moody Featured cover photo by Rock N’ Robins Police, beggers and thieves patrol Geary Street in front of the Fillmore theatre in San Francisco. It is a scene straight out of what Rastas call Babylon, this neighborhood has been afflicted by systems of oppression: corporate […]
By Shelah Moody This month’s featured artist, King i, comes from Boston, MA via Trinidad and Tobago. The emerging producer, entertainer and visual artist, aka Keno Sampson Sankofa, recently spoke with Island Stage about the craft of building dancehall riddims. Island Stage: Tell us about the reggae scene in Boston. King i : Well, I […]
The 5th Annual Dry Diggings Festival has created an extra special and surprisingly mature vibe, out of the Cali Roots youthFull norm. The all to common dusty festival environs are welcomely absent as the paved parking lot and sidewalks leading to the entrance of the venue makes for a convenient easy and calm entrance into […]
Photos by © Lee Abel Photography Article by Rasta Stevie Smith For California’s central valley, all Labor Day roads led to the The One Love One Heart Festival, a culmination of a decade of commitment, hard work and the belief in the power of Reggae music as a transformational gathering medium. Set in the quiet […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley stars in the latest installment of NPR’s iconic Tiny Desk, which premiered on NPR Music today. This special and rare performance by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley includes acoustic versions of songs from his Grammy award winning album, Stony Hill. The set includes “Slave Mill,” “So A Child May Follow” and “Speak Life” performed with his band and background singers. “With eyes shut, Marley […]
By Shelah Moody “As you can hear, my son, Baruch, actually rapped on that song. I’m very proud of him. I’ve never really told him to his face, maybe you can tell him for me. I’m proud of him, because usually when people write lyrics, it’s based on what they normally do. Luther Vandross sang […]
Article and photos by Robin Shaffer Hundreds of the most beautiful people you’ve ever seen filled Summit Music Hall on Sept. 4, 2019, to see the Nigerian African Giant sensation, Damini Ogulu, best known as Burna Boy. Although the website for the venue had some conflicting information – such as the time the doors open […]
By Jen Cheshire-Reggaewerx Reviewing Locos Por Juana’s latest album “Crazy For Jane” was a bit of a challenge as I don’t speak Spanish and there were several Spanish tracks. A friend helped me by translating the Spanish tracks. Thank you, Justin Goodman! “ Locos Por Juana is a GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominated bilingual band, […]
Shelah Moody Photos by Patrick Niddrie &Mike Martinez “It’s really hard not to be influenced by Steel Pulse’s music and by what they’ve done and accomplished. They’re still so vibrant and alive; and touching people in such a way. So many people haven’t really been able to see and experience what an authentic reggae band is […]
Resource: https://fiddlershop.com/collections/violas Viola and cello are known as instruments mostly used for classical music that sets the mood and elegance of the song. However, these musical instruments are also being incorporated in other genres such as pop, jazz, classic rock, reggae and dancehall music to name a few as musicians make covers of popular songs. Some […]
Versatility, creativity, modern vocal sound fused with old school style, Royell Walker known as Dan Giovanni is one of reggae’s newest recording artist. A love and passion for music, he is also a studio engineer, producer. Resident of the sunshine city Portmore, Royell has always had great desires to become a professional musician. He displayed […]
Album review written by Jen Cheshire I became a fan of Jah Cure with “The Universal Cure”, his 2009 album. I loved the raw gritty lyrics of his “prison songs”. Since that album, I have been disappointed, as I felt that the rawness had gone. “Royal Soldier” has brought me back again. “Royal Soldier”, Jah […]
MPR Consulting “She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were when you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another.” ― Sarah Addison Allen The Evolution of Reggae’s Royalty 1st Lady; UNA MORGAN MPR CONSULTING – Amid the 2015 historic Catch A Fire tour uniting Reggae’s legendary families Morgan Heritage, Marleys […]
By Shelah Moody New age Afro- futurist Rasta. All these terms apply to independent singer/songwriter/producer Fyakin. On August 9, Fyakin released his second full length album, “New Wave,” on his Nyle Banks Music label. The Florida based, Jamaican born reggae artist ushers in a new wave of consciousness with tracks such as “ Africa Awaits,” […]
Album review By Jen Cheshire- Reggaewerx “The Most High calls on you when you are young, ‘cause you are strong,” said Fyakin. Over the years Fyakin found himself surrounded by other cultural icons in the industry, such as I Wayne. Fyakin, a devout Rastafarian, humbly credits I Wayne for imparting valuable words of wisdom that […]
We are pleased to share with you the latest single from Jamaican recording artist Mortimer called “Lightning“, released July 26th, via Overstand Entertainment and Easy Star Records. Produced by Winta James, “Lightning” is available now on all streaming platforms. “Lightning” is a classic down-tempo reggae love song with a modern update. With a sparse rhythm section featuring a live Hammond organ […]
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Upcoming Jamaican singer KAZAM DAVIS shows his versatility with this 45 minutes mix presented by Slin Rockaz Soundsystem. Assisted by artists like Exile Di Brave, Amlak Redsquare, Black Omolo and many more Kazam presents his greatest hit tunes and yet unreleased songs. Among them you will find classical roots reggae anthems, militant dub steppers, dancehall […]
This July, the multi-talented & GRAMMY-nominated artist Matisyahu will be continuing his incendiary summer tour on July 5th at Milwaukee’s Summerfest. The 30+ date tour will roll on through the western and southwestern United States – tickets are on sale now & the full tour date line up is below, and also available here. [http://matisyahuworld.com/tour] Matisyahu has created […]
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