On June 21 we had the pleasure to premiere the new collaboration between Samora and Natty King called “You Give Me Love”. Since then the song, produced by Ludovic Hoarau (Kiro) and Res Staudenmann, has been doing well on the streaming charts and even made it into the top 20 of the US iTunes Reggae…
After her last full album Pamoja, Etana has been keeping busy with multiple releases following the Grammy-nominated album. Various singles, the Acoustic Gold Vol. 1 album, and the Pamoja Festival Live in Nairobi have been released on the road to Etana’s latest self-produced album Nectar Of The Gods. Nectar Of The Gods is a well-chosen album title since the production, again, sounds…
How pleasant it is to see this new release from O.B.F. alongside Nazamba & Sammy Dread. This latest release on the Dubquake record label comes after the passing in 2022 of George “Nazamba’ Scott, also known, earlier in his career as ‘WildLife’. Nazamba’s passion-infused poetry meets Sammy Dread’s, ‘Morning Love’! An iconic track, recorded at…
Christopher Martin released his his new, self-assured song, “Boasy” today. The latest single from his upcoming album is available now on streaming platforms via VP Records. Produced by Ce’Cile and Dale “Dizzle” Virgo, “Boasy” bursts with the self-belief Christopher Martin has become known for. Like in his hit song, “I’m a Big Deal,” Martin urges listeners to be secure in…
One of the artists that consistently sticks to the core of roots reggae is Oneil Phoenix, better known by his stage name Lawgiver The Kingson. In the past few years, the singer delivered positive tune after tune, and his EP “The Kingson from Kingston” keeps getting steady streams. His new self-produced dubby-roots track ‘One-Ness’ is…
Back in the day artists released a new track just a few times per year. Letting the track simmer and grow in the charts. Nowadays, tracks are released like rapid fire, seemingly to build up a catalog and collect streams on multiple tunes. But, on the other hand, it’s a good thing to see an…
Flashback to Jamaica, circa the early 1990s. Rastafari is making a comeback among Jamaican youth and in reggae music. One of the artists responsible for that revival was self-proclaimed chanter Prezident Brown. Now an elder statesman of roots-reggae, he lives in California, ground zero for that genre in the United States. Prezident Brown (Born Fitz…
“Inna Mi Head” the latest project by Mighty Emmanuel and Lion Shiloh ft. Everaldo “Pukupoo” Creary. Taken from the new EP “Many Moods of a Lion” produced by Jamitalia Records. The song is written by Emmanuel & Shiloh Downie, and Everaldo Creary. Recorded at Tuff Gong International and mixed at Majestic Sound Works Records. The…
The Bob Marley Group of Companies is set to celebrate Dr. Alferita Constantia “Rita” Marley’s 78th birthday with a grand event themed “Love Iyah ‘78”. Known as the ‘First Lady of Reggae’, Rita Marley is a co-founder of Tuff Gong International and a noted humanitarian. The festivities highlight will be a star-studded concert, produced by…
Just two weeks ago, the Summerjam Festival at Fühlinger See in Cologne welcomed the biggest artists from the genres of Reggae, Dancehall, and Hip Hop. The festival’s absolute highlight, preceding the traditional closing fireworks, was the closing acts of Steel Pulse and Burna Boy. The 2024 festival was filled with special moments, notably when headliner…
