Jamaica Archives - Backseat Mafia

Droppin’ Knowledge: Nazamba x O.B.F. Share New Single Hot Beer – Watch

Nazamba, the gravely voiced Jamaican dub poet has teamed up with France’s O.B.F. Sound System for the single “Hot Beer.” In 2019, the Clarendon, Jamaica toaster Nazamba released his very…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Reggae Icon Buju Banton Shares New Single – Listen

Reggae and Dancehall icon Buju Banton has shared a new song from his forthcoming album, Upside Down, his first, full-length studio album in ten years. The single, “Blessed,” is the…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: On Dre Island’s Debut Album, Now I Rise, All Praises Go To The Most High

Seven years is an eternity in popular music. Trends, styles, tastes, and popularity divide, replicate and morph at an exhausting pace and even the greatest pop artists struggle to keep…

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Track / Video

Track: Thievery Corporation – Let The Chalice Blaze

Thievery Corporation are back with their new track, “Let the Chalice Blaze”. After 20 years, you may be familiar with the sophisticated shuffling bossa nova beats, but it’s still impossible…

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Album Review: Bunny Wailer – The Solomonic Singles Pt.1 (Tread Along 1969-1976) & Pt.2 (Rise and Shine)

In the reggae pantheon, no one stands taller than the original Wailing Wailers, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. These three men, as members of that seminal group, ushered…

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