(headline image: Jimmy Cliff – Photo credit: Vision Addict) Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer, songwriter, and actor whose work helped carry reggae into mainstream world…
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Liberating Reggae
French producer Mystic Firm enlists veteran Jamaican artist Anthony B to provide commanding lead vocals on “Reggae Free My Mind,” which goes a long way…
View More Liberating ReggaeRiddim & Views: Reggae Sumfest 2025 Returns to Montego Bay
Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica’s flagship reggae and dancehall festival, returns to Montego Bay from July 13–19, 2025, with a full week of music, parties, and cultural…
View More Riddim & Views: Reggae Sumfest 2025 Returns to Montego BayMax Romeo, Roots Reggae Pioneer, Dies at 80
(headline image: Max Romeo – Photo by Peter Simon) Jamaican roots reggae artist Max Romeo died on April 11, 2025, at the age of 80.…
View More Max Romeo, Roots Reggae Pioneer, Dies at 80Bam-Bam, Thank You Ma’am: Sister Nancy’s One Two Returns on Vinyl
Sister Nancy – One Two (VPAL / Techniques, 2025) Sister Nancy’s landmark debut album One Two will be reissued on vinyl for the first time…
View More Bam-Bam, Thank You Ma’am: Sister Nancy’s One Two Returns on VinylJamaica’s Mikha’el Unveils Reggae Song “Justice,”
Jamaican singer Mikha’el has some things to say via “Justice,” a thematically familiar reggae music topic delivered in a vocal style that’s equally vulnerable and…
View More Jamaica’s Mikha’el Unveils Reggae Song “Justice,”Delroy Wilson, Jamaica’s Influential Cool Operator
Delroy Wilson – The Cool Operator (Gorgon Records, 2024) This compilation, by Gorgon Records, shines the spotlight upon none other than Delroy Wilson, aka “The…
View More Delroy Wilson, Jamaica’s Influential Cool OperatorDadawah’s Peace And Love Reissued and Expanded
Dadawah – Peace And Love (Cherry Red Records, 2024) The essential Jamaican music album Peace And Love by Dadawah is available once more. This time,…
View More Dadawah’s Peace And Love Reissued and ExpandedTimeless Reggae Songs by Dennis Brown, Al Campbell, Leroy Smart, and Mighty Rudo, available on CD for the First Time
Dennis Brown & Al Campbell – The Exit & Hold Your Corner (Cherry Red, 2024) Cherry Red is once again dazzling reggae enthusiasts with its…
View More Timeless Reggae Songs by Dennis Brown, Al Campbell, Leroy Smart, and Mighty Rudo, available on CD for the First TimeNiney ‘The Observer’ Brings the Fire Straight to Your Ears
Niney ‘The Observer’ Presents Dreadlocks Coming To Dinner – The Observer Singles 1973-1975 (Doctor Bird/Cherry Red, 2024) Dreadlocks Coming To Dinner – The Observer Singles…
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