Win a copy of this heavy cultural classic on 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl, Hugh Mundell‘s “Rasta Have The Handle” backed with Scientist‘s dub mix of Roots Radics‘ “Dangerous Match Two.” Recorded in 1982, this is a prime example of the apex of producer Henry Junjo Lawes‘ work.… Read More
The Reggae PodClash is giving away a copy of Johnny Osbourne’s “Ice Cream Love” on 7″ 45rpm vinyl, courtesy of VP Records! Enter below. VP Records’ Jah Guidance imprint, one of the all-time greatest hits from the Dancehall Godfather, Johnny Osbourne, deep and moody, black and bluesy 1980 classic, featuring the Roots Radics in the ring with a heavy like Joe Frazier lick of “He Prayed.”… Read More
Rootfire · Combo Lulo – Rocking Harmony (feat. JonnyGo Figure)
With the exception of last summer when COVID cases relented in the Northeast and good weather provided us with the opportunity to socialize outdoors (with masks at distance,) most of us have been largely confined to our residences for the better part of a year.… Read More
Among the most important full-length album works from one of reggae’s greatest singers, Mr. Isaacs shows the great Gregory Isaacs in the prime of his career in 1976. Better known for his love songs, Isaacs was equally adept at cultural themes.… Read More
Rootfire · The Freecoasters – “Get By’
The state of Florida is an estuary of sorts, of both climate and culture: a place where the freshwater-deep-South diffuses seamlessly into the saltwater-sub-tropics.
And so it’s only natural that this estuary of mangroves and mudflats would be the birthplace of The Freecoasters, a band who seamlessly diffuse the rhythm-and-blues musical traditions of the swampy American South in to the steamy, sun-drenched, tropical rhythms of Jamaican rocksteady and reggae.… Read More
