reggae
News: On-U Sound reissue Singers & Players’ – “War Of Words”
Whether it be The Clash covering ‘Police & Thieves’, DJ Don Letts spinning reggae at the Roxy or Steel Pulse opening for The Stranglers, dub reggae has been associated with the punk rock scene, in the UK, USA and beyond, since at least as far back as 1977. The influence, and shared experiences (for starters …
Live: Bearded Theory Festival 21-24.5.15
Catton Park, South Derbyshire, last time I was here I spent 24 hours sweating and panting my way around the park on a mountain bike, supposedly for fun. This time we are here for the Bearded Theory Festival and I was swapping the energy drinks, pasta and anti-chaffing cream, for good beer and great music, …
Win Tickets to See Congo Natty / Sherwood & Pinch and more at Koko
Jungle music legend Congo Natty heads to KOKO in London on June 13th. Its a unique opportunity to catch one of the real game changers of the underground UK scene in action, and he’s bringing a stellar line up with him. We’ve featured Sherwood & Pinch, aka Dub Legend Adrian Sherwood and the golden boy …
News: The Selecter announce tour dates and details of new album.
1980 was the year I first properly got into music. Not quite in my teens I’d received a stereo radio cassette player for my birthday and a wedge of Boots vouchers, (sounds shit today, but at the time most Boots had a semi-decent music department; as well as a chemist???). With those vouchers and a …
See: Stephen “Ragga” Marley released video for Rock Stone
Although of course always overshadowed by his father Bob, it shouldn’t be forgotten that son Stephen “Ragga” Marley is an artist of some repute in his own right. Indeed, he is an eight time grammy winner, his last one coming for 2011 album Revelation Pt.1 – The Root of Life (Best Reggae Album in 2012.) The follow-up …
See: Bunji Garlin releases video for “Truck on D Road”
In support of his album Differentology, out this week via a joint release from RCA and VP Records, comes the new video from one of Trinidad & Tobago’s biggest exports, Bunji Garlin. His new album mixes up Soca, EDM, dancehall and even hip-hop into something thats exciting, engaging, and might just propel him into global …
New Music: Ziggy Marley announced new album Fly Rasta, and streams title track
Following in his fathers illustrious steps, Bob’s eldest son Ziggy is returning with his fifth album, Fly Rasta, that comes out on 14th April via Tuff Gong records. Although he might not have the worldwide adoration and all time classic records enjoyed by his father, he has made consistently great records and recently recieved his …
Track: Konata – This is the Life
I’ll keep it brief, because time is short, and you should be listening to music out in the balmy summer evening, possibly with this on the stereo – the self-proclaimed ‘rebirth of Calypso’ from London’s Trinidad & Tobago born (damn it, he used to play the trumpet in the national youh orchestra there!) Konata Alleyne, …
New Music: Dubwiser Dancehall – EP News and new track Eye-Popper
Did you hear the one about the writer, the rapper and the producer? Sounds like the start of a old joke, the sort of thing that Ronnie Corbett would do between the good bits on the Two Ronnie’s (well, maybe not the rapper bit), to waste a bit of time, on a set that looked …
Album Review – The Orb (feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry) – More Tales from the Orbservatory
The Orb are very reminiscent of a time in my life when, it is fair to say, I did a lot of chillin’. I was a research student but, unlike most of my peers, used to get up very early and get my work done by lunchtime. I would then spend long afternoons listening to …