Combining Sanskrit-rooted kirtan music with Jamaican reggae and making you wonder why nobody thought of doing so before, French duo Zaÿ Sivadas & Saraswati create…
Zaÿ Sivadas & Saraswati’s Vigorous Mix of Kirtan Music with Reggae
Tag: Reggae
Manu Chao Returns with ‘Viva Tu’: Stories of Community and Reflection
Manu Chao – Viva Tu (Because Music, 2024) The album Viva Tu is the long-awaited return of Manu Chao, an artist that releases few albums,…
Superb Jamaican-American Roots Reggae Collaboration
Clinton Fearon, formerly of the Gladiators and a longtime resident of Seattle, gives an added roots reggae boost to ‘Come with Us’ by the U.S.’s…
Classic, Timeless Reggae from First Born
An early reggae feel combined with the kind of harmonies that defined the era vocally, “And Not Another” by British/Guyanese collaboration First Born sounds like…
Essential Reggae Album by The Travellers Reissued
The Travellers – Black Black Minds (VP Records, 2024 reissue) Black Black Minds, the debut and only album by The Travellers, was originally released in…
Pulsating Funky Reggae from Babylon North
Swedish reggae band Babylon North expand the parameters of their genre with “Everything I Can (Flames).” The reggae pulse is suggested rather than fully present,…
Horn-Fueled Reggae by The Resolvers
American reggae band The Resolvers have much to say about the gap between the haves and the have nots with their song “They Don’t Know.”…
Tyrone Sturk’s Fundamental Reggae Vibes
A singer of Jamaican/British artistry, the interestingly-named Tyrone Sturk spells out simple but essential reggae wisdom with “The Spirit,” doing so with a vocal style…
Genuine Reggae by Denmark’s Total Hip Replacement
I’d give them high marks for a great band name even if their music didn’t do a thing for me, but the authentic reggae sound…
Laid-Back Reggae for the summer with Eddie Witz and The Most High
Easygoing, good-time reggae is never a bad thing. Los Angeles-based Eddie Witz and The Most High seem to know this, and their “My Island” is…