Stephen Marley released his solo debut, the Mind Control reggae album, in 2007. It went on to win the Grammy for Best reggae album that year, being selected over work from Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spear, Lee Scratch Perry, and Sly & Robbie. Mind Control’s hit single was The Traffic Jam, which he recorded [...]
As Barack Obama’s presidency reaches the 100 days mark today, he has not only led the United States politically, he has also inspired the imaginations of reggae and dancehall artists around the world. This list started as 7 reggae tracks and grew to 15 as I researched more and more – the songs closer to [...]
Easy Star All-Stars‘ latest release, Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band, follows the successful path set by their previous dub reggae albums. Continuing their practice of covering groundbreaking concept albums by renowned rock bands (the first 2 releases were covers of Pink Floyd and Radiohead) Lonely Hearts Dub covers The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts [...]
[ April 16, 2009; 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] On April 16th, in the Bronx, New York, The People of Black Heritage, the Coalition to Preserve Reggae, and ZYNC TV NEW YORK LINKZ will host a community forum to discuss the question “Do radio deejays contribute to the state of popular Jamaican music?” The Coalition to Preserve Reggae conducts educational forums and presents music [...]