Easy Star All Stars have released an exclusive free listening album premier. Listen to Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band here. Continue reading →

[ 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 [...]

Mavado, AKA Real McKoy and more recently The Gully God, is one of Jamaica’s most famous new dancehall singjays, known for his minor-key cries of “Anywayyy!” and “Gangsta for life!”
Mavado’s 2nd dancehall album, Mr. Brooks… a better tomorrow, released in March 2009. Mavado’s sophomore dancehall release continues his autobiographical theme with a story of struggle [...]

Dancehall music is a descendant of roots reggae music. When people speak of dancehall music today, they are generally referring to the digital equivalent of raggamuffin reggae mixed with modern hip hop (which reggae influenced in previous decades).
Dancehall reggae tracks are usually based on a fast, danceable instrumental riddim (usually with a distinctly digital sound) [...]

Jamaican reggae music began in the 1960s and has grown into a rich global art form that encompasses many musical sub-genres. The evolution of reggae music is intertwined with American popular music. In reggae’s early decades, pop music flowed over the radio waves to influence Jamaican artists. More recently, as reggae has grown in popularity [...]

While it’s no surprise that the Marley family tops the Billboard reggae charts this week, there are some very interesting developments going on:

Collie Buddz holds strong with his self-titled album in the #2 spot. Some people compare him unfairly to Eminem, but I hope we see a similarly broad artistic outpouring from the [...]