Remastered Edition of “Return Of The Super Ape” by The Upsetters VP Records is reissuing a remastered version of the 1978 album “Return Of The…
View More Reggae Spotlight: August 2022Tag: Reggae
Easing Back Into It
The above title is disingenuous at the very least. Count me among those who don’t feel fully informed as to the “it” being eased back…
View More Easing Back Into ItTiken Jah Fakoly Winner of the Prix Nuits d’Afrique pour la Francophonie 2022 Award
Canada’s Festival International Nuits d’Afrique will pay tribute to the ambassador of African reggae Tiken Jah Fakoly by awarding him the Prix Nuits d’Afrique pour…
View More Tiken Jah Fakoly Winner of the Prix Nuits d’Afrique pour la Francophonie 2022 AwardReggae Spotlight May 2022
Zion I Kings Outstanding reggae outfit Zion I Kings has released a new album titled “Future Oceans”. The album includes 10 tracks of engaging melodic…
View More Reggae Spotlight May 2022Jamaican and Cuban Stars Stylishly Unite on Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2
Various Artists – Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 (Cumbancha, 2022) Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Jake Savona returned to the Caribbean to produce…
View More Jamaican and Cuban Stars Stylishly Unite on Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2Artist Profiles: Mista Savona
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Dominic Savona was born in Melbourne, Australia. He fell in love with the music of Jamaica and released a series of…
View More Artist Profiles: Mista SavonaReggae Spotlight, March 2022
Groundation American reggae band Groundation has released the title track from its upcoming new studio album, One Rock. The song features fuzzed out electric guitar…
View More Reggae Spotlight, March 2022Bill King’s Summerheat Reissue, Where Reggae Meets 1970s Strings
The 1979 single Summerheat by Bill King is available again as a reissue on the 7 Arts label. The tune combines reggae beats, 1970s soul…
View More Bill King’s Summerheat Reissue, Where Reggae Meets 1970s StringsA Year, an Album, Some Musings and a Song
I regretted not being able to furnish a proper Top Ten List with which to end 2021. And that’s as fine a point as there…
View More A Year, an Album, Some Musings and a SongJamaican Stars Beres Hammond and Wickerman Release “Mi Deyah Again”
Two iconic Jamaican artists, Beres Hammond and Wickerman, have collaborated on an up-tempo, feel-good reggae track titled “Mi Deyah Again”. Acknowledging that the world has…
View More Jamaican Stars Beres Hammond and Wickerman Release “Mi Deyah Again”