Jahfe are one of the hardest gigging bands in South Florida. They are also one of the best reggae bands to call Miami home. To see them play is to feel the room form a resonating chamber of positive ...
And so it was with the reggae edition (part of the Reggae Britannia season), which took a brisk 90-minute march from reggae's arrival in Britain from Jamaica in the Sixties to the point where it ...
Reggae's no different from other struggling genres: Promoters need to invoke the name of a legend, in this case Bob Marley, to attract a good-sized crowd. On a busman's holiday from their own solo ...
Alpha Blondy is truly a worldwide artist. Born in Africa’s Ivory Coast, the 60-year-old musician has pumped out more than 20 energetic albums. His most recent, “Mystic Power,” released earlier this ...
DubSounds returns with another night dedicated to the essence of roots reggae and heavyweight sound system culture. This session features Afrocat, hailing from South London, bringing over 25 years of ...
It would be hard for a pop fan of almost any listening preference in this country not to have been touched, in some way, by Jamaica’s irresistible rhythms. Everyone from second-generation West Indian ...
The Easy Star All-Stars take on the Spiders from Mars. By Patricia Meschino From its grim, cinematic observations about the apocalypse on opening track “Five Years” to the haunting reassurance that we ...
Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Jamaica’s application to the committee mentioned a number of artists from Bob Marley and Peter Tosh to ...
It would be hard for a pop fan of almost any listening preference in this country not to have been touched, in some way, by Jamaica’s irresistible rhythms. Everyone from second-generation West Indian ...